There's an article that gets thrown around here a lot I believe titled "The Elves Leave Middle-Earth" that I think is quite good, and a good analogy. Basically,

There's an article that gets thrown around here a lot I believe titled "The Elves Leave Middle-Earth" that I think is quite good, and a good analogy. Basically, it says that when the neat perks of working in a tech company start getting taken away by the bean counters, it's a sign of trouble on the horizon, and the Elves, the top talent, understand the signals and quickly move on. As I've said, I have some issues with the perk culture too, but when the TP is taken away, I think even the Orcs and Trolls can take a hint.