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Redditor Puts Everyone In A Hypothetical Situation And Asks If They Would Bag Groceries For Eternity For $100K

What would you do if you were getting paid a huge sum for a petty job?

Redditor Puts Everyone In A Hypothetical Situation And Asks If They Would Bag Groceries For Eternity For $100K

A simple hypothetical about bagging groceries for life turned into a surprisingly lively debate. The premise is easy to understand, but the reactions show just how differently people think about money, work, and what counts as an easy job.

In this story, a Reddit user asks whether they would bag groceries forever for $100,000 a year, and the answers range from enthusiastic yeses to skeptical takes about the trade-offs. Some people focus on the paycheck, while others zero in on the repetitive nature of the work and the limits of any dream job.

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The comments get blunt fast, and a few of them reveal exactly where people draw the line. Read on.

For $100,000 a year, people would be ready to kill anyone. Why? Because it is a lot of money that one can live on for a lifetime.

For $100,000 a year, people would be ready to kill anyone. Why? Because it is a lot of money that one can live on for a lifetime.Drakken11577
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Is that even a thing? A bagging competition sounds too cool to be true, fr!

Is that even a thing? A bagging competition sounds too cool to be true, fr!Drakken11577
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Well, we are all as surprised as this user here. I wish we were given a chance to take part in it.

Well, we are all as surprised as this user here. I wish we were given a chance to take part in it.Drakken11577

That hypothetical got people talking right away.

Right? We all go to work to make money, and when someone offers us this large amount for this minimal task, who wouldn't do it?

Right? We all go to work to make money, and when someone offers us this large amount for this minimal task, who wouldn't do it?Drakken11577

Sometimes we regret leaving a job for better pay, but we miss the easy life with a little less pay.

Sometimes we regret leaving a job for better pay, but we miss the easy life with a little less pay.Drakken11577

Some people earn using their brains instead of their bodies, whereas some prefer using their bodies but not their brains.

Some people earn using their brains instead of their bodies, whereas some prefer using their bodies but not their brains.Drakken11577

One commenter says the work would not be a big deal at all.

Since this person already worked at a store bagging groceries, it would not be a difficult task for him.

Since this person already worked at a store bagging groceries, it would not be a difficult task for him.Drakken11577

Hell yes! Anything just to make $100K a year, which is enough to not work for the next two years.

Hell yes! Anything just to make $100K a year, which is enough to not work for the next two years.Drakken11577

The money is fine, and the job is satisfactory, but the pleasure of bagging a perfectly packed and loaded grocery bag is out of this world.

The money is fine, and the job is satisfactory, but the pleasure of bagging a perfectly packed and loaded grocery bag is out of this world.Drakken11577

It’s a lot like the sibling who refused to pay moving expenses after their brother lost his job.

For some people, the appeal is all in the paycheck.

Some jobs require way too much brainpower, and we work even after we leave the office, but that is not the case here.

Some jobs require way too much brainpower, and we work even after we leave the office, but that is not the case here.Drakken11577

Yeah, this user is already looking forward to applying for this hypothetical job opportunity. So good luck!

Yeah, this user is already looking forward to applying for this hypothetical job opportunity. So good luck!Drakken11577

Exactly! There is no job easier than bagging groceries; it's just a win-win situation for everyone.

Exactly! There is no job easier than bagging groceries; it's just a win-win situation for everyone.Drakken11577

So that seems easy, and well, this also requires a bit of talent, and only a handful can do so without spilling the milk.

So that seems easy, and well, this also requires a bit of talent, and only a handful can do so without spilling the milk.Drakken11577

Not everyone sees it as effortless, though.

Yeah, we all would kill for a job like that, except for a few here who are rich enough to not need this job.

Yeah, we all would kill for a job like that, except for a few here who are rich enough to not need this job.Drakken11577

$100K is more than enough to put up with people's attitudes because at the end of the day, we'll be making more money than them.

$100K is more than enough to put up with people's attitudes because at the end of the day, we'll be making more money than them.Drakken11577

Those benefits look golden and are 0.1 million, to say it in a different way.

Those benefits look golden and are 0.1 million, to say it in a different way.Drakken11577

Now this is a valid point to think about: if the money increases with inflation, then it's surely a steal of a deal.

Now this is a valid point to think about: if the money increases with inflation, then it's surely a steal of a deal.Drakken11577

So this user wants to do extra work apart from bagging groceries; if it brings in a little extra money, then why not?

So this user wants to do extra work apart from bagging groceries; if it brings in a little extra money, then why not?Drakken11577

The debate keeps circling back to whether the deal is just too good to pass up.

That's true, and there are many more who would do the same. And hey, you didn't get downvoted!

That's true, and there are many more who would do the same. And hey, you didn't get downvoted!Drakken11577

So this person is already making $100K annually, so it isn't a big deal for him.

So this person is already making $100K annually, so it isn't a big deal for him.Drakken11577

That is way more than what all of us earn here, so everyone is in for this job.

That is way more than what all of us earn here, so everyone is in for this job.Drakken11577

Like, what? This person either has way too much money already or prefers job satisfaction over income.

Like, what? This person either has way too much money already or prefers job satisfaction over income.Drakken11577

And here, people are ready to do anything to bag that $100K a year, and by anything, I mean anything possible.

And here, people are ready to do anything to bag that $100K a year, and by anything, I mean anything possible.Drakken11577

People clearly have very different ideas about an easy paycheck.

Share this article with your friends and family and ask them what they would do if this job was proposed to them. Also, comment and let us know what you would do if offered this job.

Nobody was staying quiet about this one.

For a sharper family fight about paying the bills, read the AITA case where a brother demands extra money.

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