I've heard a rather interesting take on the issue: > Your choices usually are to either change the company, or to change company. (edited for clarity) So ess

I've heard a rather interesting take on the issue: > Your choices usually are to either change the company, or to change company. (edited for clarity) So essentially if the people around you fail to see your point, there's probably little that you can do to educate or convince them, short of looking for a new company to become a part of yourself. I guess people "jumping ship" is just a sign of the times and the environment that we work in - in most western cultures it's a bit more fluid than in, say, Japan.