Back during the 2000 bubble, folks started companies where the payoff in the biz plan was based on $1M per employee. Therefore the goal became hiring, and sala

Back during the 2000 bubble, folks started companies where the payoff in the biz plan was based on $1M per employee. Therefore the goal became hiring, and salaries/signing bonuses became stupid. The bubble bursting was actually a boon for companies with honest-to-god businesses.