I spent 2 years cleaning houses. What I saw makes me never want to be rich

What's most disturbing about this article is not that the author fails to reflect on her own moral shortcoming (she did after all choose to violate the privacy of her clients), but that she comes to poorly justified conclusions. The worst: she makes the implied argument that there was a causal relationship between wealth and her client's issues.

Mental illness afflicts both the rich and the poor, and there are plenty of generally unhappy people in all walks of life. That someone would come to shun wealth out of a mistaken belief that it always leads to a sad, empty existence is disappointing, and I can't help but wonder if the author found exactly what she was looking for when she decided to "snoop."

Maybe that one did, but that only reflects on her. My wife had a housecleaning business for a few years. She simply didn't have time to snoop on anyone. She specialized in cleaning houses in upscale neighborhoods (go where the money is!) and they were large and time consuming. She typically had just enough time to finish in the time she estimated, and then it was often a drive across town to the next house.

Guess it's different if you're working for someone else.

I wish these types of discussions were more nuanced. They usually aren't though.

Being rich isn't the issue.