It's a public company though, you can be an investor too. In fact you are probably given stock awards that over time would make you a ton of money in the long

It's a public company though, you can be an investor too. In fact you are probably given stock awards that over time would make you a ton of money in the long run. When my friends started working at MS 15 years ago they were getting stock awards at a 20-40 dollar per share price... now those shares have gone up substantially in value (~10x in that time). It's not quit your job and never work again money, but it's definitely enough to afford a big down payment on a home.