'A lot of employees are loyal to companies, not so much the other way around.' Recognising and then losing this mindset is so important. Many of my younger fri

'A lot of employees are loyal to companies, not so much the other way around.' Recognising and then losing this mindset is so important. Many of my younger friends who have only been employed a few years appear to have fierce loyalty to their employers. So many have sacrificed salary for essentially worthless options. They appear less likely to ask for a raise, assert their rights to reasonable work hours, dissent to a bad work environment. The best way I have found for avoiding this is reducing the idea of your job into a very simple transaction, taking the view of a consultant. You have problems that need solving and will pay. I will solve those problems for pay. When seen as purely transactional, I believe the individual feels more empowered and avoids the loyalty trap.