Yup. It's your ass - take care of it. You have a 20-40 year career ride (shorter if you hit it big, otherwise welcome to the long haul). People will look to

Yup. It's your ass - take care of it. You have a 20-40 year career ride (shorter if you hit it big, otherwise welcome to the long haul). People will look to consume you, and compensation helps but remember you have to live (or survive) as well as work. Ideally, you do what you like or at least do something that you're willing to get out of bed each day for. Business, particularly larger business, will just get another one when you leave or burn out.