  I am thinking about the motivation to work, and it seems that the motivation has to come from somewhere that is outside of that person. I mean, he can be working to provide a good life for his family, gain recognition from his friends, earn money to satisfy material needs.
Does anyone really work for the job itself, because the job is interesting and challenging? Or does anyone work to prove to himself that he is capable? I don't think people really enjoy their work, or at least the majority of the people. But perhaps, they have grown used to doing it that somehow, they stick with it.
In the end, it's the pay they get that's more important than the job itself. For a guy with a girlfriend, I would think that in the initial years of his career, the motivation of working is to earn money so that enough can be saved for marriage. Marriage is not cheap here. Then after that, it would be working to earn money for raising children, which is also quite expensive. So for such a guy, the motivation to work is there. However, for a guy without a girlfriend, the motivation is less clear.
Will he be motivated to climb up the ladder so that girls would start to notice him more? By the time he reach there, he'll be over 30 I believe, and that age I think is a bit over the suitable marriage age. And if he spends all his effort on his work, he'll not have time to scout for a partner. 
