In the book “How will you measure your life?” authors describe two theories of motivation
Incentive theoryTwo factor or motivation theory
Incentive theroy says that people work in accordance with how you pay them. Whereas the motivation theory is slightly different, people work because they like to do that work.
I believe both these theories apply in everyday life.
Consider a single profession where some of them work for incentives but some work because they love to do it. Yes, people do exist with such thought process in this world. You may have noticed this as well.
So you decide which category you want to be in.