Appraisal VS Pay

"Performance appraisal is a more important motivation tool than pay.”

My assignment wants me to take a stand. The answer to most Singaporeans is blantanly obvious; it's almost a conditioned reflex to shout for pay. (just finished writing) Below is a short excerpt from my badly written work...

The main flaw of scientific management and the representative argument of HRM, money is not the most important motivation tool. Arguments then point towards need models like Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs, Alderfer’s ERG theories and Herzberg Motivatior-Hygiene where there exists higher order needs like self-satisfaction and self-esteem. However, as globalization occurs and more countries westernize, living standards increase exponentially (as do oil prices) and the basic needs become progressively harder to meet. Majority of the workers earn amounts that can barely give them a comfortable life and with that insatisfiable greed, the current pay system can barely quench the first need.

The point i was trying to make: money can hardly satisfy most of us. Most of the people are earning like wad...2K? Fresh grads earn like 1++K? Not everyone gets 4 mths bonus, (or 36 mths in the case of IB according to Mr Lim), even with 4K a mth, the temptation of getting a eurpoean car and rising oil prices will be a valid reason (to most ) to take pay as their main motivator in work.

Life in Singapore is darn pragmatic. If I tell you there ain't no cash at the top of the staires, you probably won't climb it unless
1. You want to exercise (something i seriously doubt)
2. You want to get to the top of the staires (not a typical why the chicken cross the road question. Singaporeans will either take lift or complain why there ain't no lift to take)
3. because you wanna take photos.

Getting back to what i was saying, many of us are so indulge in this material world and in this part of the world (because there do exist some parts where...) we let money rule over our interest. We read majors that we have no interest in but know that will get us a good living, we enter jobs that we hate yet pays us well (look at the lawyer who blogs...or lawyers for that matter). If money is not the most important motivator, the arts scene will be more vibrant (in Singapore), there will be more chefs, more skilled jobs rather than offfice towers blocking out the wonderful sunlight from the carbon dioxide filled streets of raffles place. i'm so tired...should i

1. Go into conducting
2. Photography
3. Mechanics
4. Full time tuition
5. Undergrad