Yes, that's how work works. It may not happen every time, but it's going to happen often. I know of one gentleman who, though no fault of his own, had nothing

Yes, that's how work works. It may not happen every time, but it's going to happen often. I know of one gentleman who, though no fault of his own, had nothing to show for more than four years of work. Projects were shelved, reshuffled, cancelled outright, or he was laid off before he finished. But he still got paid. I've had this happen to myself. The last two years, nothing really to show for it. Maybe next year. Our employers are under no obligation to meet our expectations of quality or our need for education or fun. In some industries people can lose their lives or limbs. We just have our egos to lose. And for that it's better sooner than later. So, the analogy of death or dismemberment falls apart, but you get what I'm saying. And in the end remember Sturgeon's Law "90% of everything is crap."