When you don't have to work you're probably more likely to be in a place where you enjoy it. Having said that, I wonder how much work these guys do once they're in these roles and have already proving themselves time and time again. I imagine most of the less satisfying work is delegated away and they get to spend time on whatever they want.

Wouldn't we all be doing that if we could? Earn enough that you can have a team of people taking care of the menial tasks that are high effort/low reward and focus your attention into the important bits.

I believe I'd enjoy any role like that, if I'm skilled enough to tackle the problems I want to while having a trusted team which I can delegate things I know how to do but don't want to.