Working at a company is a lot like buying a stock with your time. Some companies are like buying stock that won't appreciate much in value, but pay a reliable b

Working at a company is a lot like buying a stock with your time. Some companies are like buying stock that won't appreciate much in value, but pay a reliable but boring dividend. Others are riskier but promise high returns. However, there are also many companies that do neither. They are not worth the investment of time. In those companies, the investment of time is highly unproductive and therefore extremely detrimental. Where you choose to work is a critical life decision. Many times people who become successful simply chose, by luck or insight, a better place. Effort is not a reliable measure of outcome, just as a wealthy individual can go broke making poor investment choices.