Came here to say this. First engineers and founders usually make most of the pie. Anecdotally, I work for an engineering firm and within 4 years I was able to

Came here to say this. First engineers and founders usually make most of the pie. Anecdotally, I work for an engineering firm and within 4 years I was able to go from zero savings to a quarter of my retirement. It can be miserable sometimes, but I'd take miserable and retire in my 40s at this point.