<i>&gt; So as pay goes up, workers may feel less and less like they&#x27;re getting what they deserve.</i><p>I remember an anecdotal story told in a social psychology class (sadly many many years ago) where a psychologist is annoyed with some kids playing in their yard. So instead of telling them to stop he&#x2F;she pays them each a quarter ($0.25) and tells them if you come back tomorrow I will pay you $0.50 to play in the yard. The kids do and he repeats his promise but raises the pay to a $1.00. The kids come and the psychologist pays them.  The final day the kids come but the psychologist tells the kids he is all out of money..... What do the kids do?<p>They stop playing in the yard. Something they did for free they are not willing to do anymore because they are no longer paid.<p>Sadly I can&#x27;t remember what theory the anecdote was teaching (maybe consistency theory?).