Good post,Turnoi - it seems that there are some FT's in China who put salary level above all else while looking down on those of their fellow FT's working for less.
I wonder if they have been swept along by the euphoria of capitalism prevalent here these days,or whether they had brought their capitalistic outlook with them from the West to start with.
I put job satisfaction above all else,instead of 'the filthy lucre'.I think you do too.In my view,there must be many others whose philosophy of a good life also includes the pursuit of job satisfaction as their number one priority.