Somehow, I'm unsurprised by you doing compliance work in a good way. :-) But also, you seem not to be doing/have done it in a way where the only benefit is the paycheck, but rather where it drives actual benefits.
That is absolutely not what Russ said or meant.
What Russ said, quite clearly, is that he does not find compliance work enjoyable and would therefore not choose to do it on a volunteer basis.
At no point did he say there was no overall benefit to the compliance work he has done.
He said that the benefit _to him specifically_ that is necessary to motivate him to do compliance work, is being paid for it.
This is at least the second time in this thread you have misinterpreted things Russ said to inaccurately infer to him beliefs and opinions which he did not say and does not hold.
While Russ certainly doesn't need me to defend him, I personally would appreciate if you would make more of an effort to understand and not misstate other people's positions, because it is not only disrespectful to Russ, it is also disrespectful to the other members of this mailing list and a waste of their time to have to read and address inaccuracies.
Thanks.