January 24, 2006 4:41 PM

I'm 1,390 percent richer
Posted by Jason Tuoheyat 4:41 PM

The January edition of Self magazine reported some interesting work calculations by University of British Columbia economist John Helliwell. Not that I read Self magazine or anything :-). Anyways, according to the magazine, Helliwell's rigorous number crunching has determined that:

• Having a great boss is equal to a 1,000 percent pay raise


• Having a variety of work projects is equal to a 300 percent pay raise


• Sane deadlines are equal to a 90 percent pay raise

You should take those figures with a grain of salt, of course, but they do further the notion that a big paycheck isn't the most important thing in life.