Entitlement, for lack of a better word, can be good. When you don't get your basic needs or rights fulfilled or when you have done a good job, but are undervalu

Entitlement, for lack of a better word, can be good. When you don't get your basic needs or rights fulfilled or when you have done a good job, but are undervalued, and say "show me the money". In this case though, I think he got stuck in an academic mindset were success is almost guaranteed based on past achievements and some effort. All of his lesson seem to be focused on them not understanding his proposal and that he would have gotten what he wanted if he had just presented it differently. In reality they probably just had some standard compensation package that most people accepted so they could get in and pay their dues. Yes, low initial compensation in certain industries can be bad. But it's mostly bad for the people who can't take the opportunity.