If someone tried doing that in Poland:
- there would be a huge (and proper imho) outrage - why not teachers, or nurses
- every job would be registered as a programming job ;)
this would be the case in most european countries mainly because of the difference in culture in regards to working and the role of making money in society.
It is not necessarily a bad thing either in my opinion.
A lot of americans seem so focussed on making money, instead of caring for others around them.