The disincentive should be perceived by everyone, but it&#x27;s not.<p>If I accept a lower pay job, I&#x27;m doing my part on lowering the pay for that job in the <i>collective</i> bargaining between employer&#x2F;employee. You might think it&#x27;s not detrimental for you, but it&#x27;s detrimental for everyone who competes for that job. And, as your argument is truthful, it will become a spiral: no disincentive in accepting the $2&#x2F;hr job, then no disincentive in the $1.95&#x2F;hr job, then ... for <i>n</i> iterations until there&#x27;s no disincentive in doing it for free, for the <i>experience</i> or the kicks.<p>And, of course, in the end the benefit will go the usual <i>beneficiaries</i>.