For a 50% increase I could literally pay someone to chauffeur me to this inconvenient office and also to buy and bring me coffee from my favourite coffee shop, and I’d still be taking home more.

If the commute takes an hour each way, I don't really care if someone's driving me if that's two extra hours away from my family (and likely missing dinner every night).

I agree with you on the coffee but not the commute.

I had a long commute for a few years -- 9 hour workday with 3.5 hour round-trip commute, 5 days a week. I traded ~50% of my free time for ~50% more salary.

After factoring in commuting costs, taxes, and the time-saving services for things I used to do myself it wasn't as much of a net increase as I thought it would be.

But more importantly, what's the point of having money if you don't have time to use it?

Money is not important, but only after you have enough of it first.