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passion tax
PASH-un taks · noun · informal
Underpay justified by claiming the work is a 'passion.'
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The tendency of employers to pay less, or demand more unpaid effort, in fields workers are assumed to love, treating passion as partial compensation.
“The nonprofit paid peanuts and called it a mission, the classic passion tax.”
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passion tax In A Sentence
The nonprofit paid peanuts and called it a mission, the classic passion tax.
Origin & Usage
Concept discussed in labor and career journalism critiquing 'do what you love' rhetoric.
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What is the passion tax?
It is when employers pay less or demand more unpaid effort in fields workers supposedly love, treating passion itself as part of the pay.
Which jobs are affected by the passion tax?
Fields assumed to be labors of love, such as nonprofits, the arts, or teaching, where 'mission' is used to justify low pay.
Where does the concept come from?
It appears in labor and career journalism critiquing 'do what you love' rhetoric.
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