Most employees produce a little more to their company's bottom line, on average, than their salary+overhead. They allow the surplus to go to the employer in ex

Most employees produce a little more to their company's bottom line, on average, than their salary+overhead. They allow the surplus to go to the employer in exchange for certain benefits -- such as security, consistency, and division of labor. A lot of people would rather make $50,000 with a 4% raise every year than make $60,000 on average but with occasional dry spells, the constantly-looming threat of not being able to find new clients, and the annoyance of having to manage your own research/dev/sales/marketing/insurance/taxes/licensing/misc paperwork.