Employee takes $275k a year promotion, does nothing for nearly 2 years after company reorganization: 'It was genuinely a nightmare'

We are usually led to believe that a job that pays more money only comes with more stress and more responsibility. For some high-salary employees, though, that couldn't be further from the truth. Is it wrong to take advantage of a cushy role where you don't really have to do anything?For the countless overworked and underpaid employees that exist out there, the idea of a job that pays six figures and also requires them to do little to nothing sounds like some kind of wild dream. In fact, there are people out there who actively aspire to get some kind of meaningless, fully remote email job where they can get away with using a mouse jiggler and quietly getting on with the rest of their life in the background while that salary keeps rolling in. It's like a cheat code to financial security.At the same time, it can easily feel like a 'grass is always greener' kind of situation. Whether they end up there on purpose or by accident, employees in these roles don't necessarily feel like it is benefiting their lives to be in a position like this. If we're being really honest, quite a lot of workers in office jobs work fewer weekly hours than their contract suggests, but there is a difference…

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