Play the Market: Squeeze Output, Boost Valuation, Cash Out or Clock Out

You tell your boss how to build a company for the long haul, and he tells you he can mortgage the next hundred years of profit and sell it off.
Which advice do you think the boss follows?
Obviously, once he sells the equity, he can start another company. That’s how a boss views his own business.

The same logic applies from the employee’s perspective. He’s only there to work for a wage, and he cares about what he personally gets out of it.
Even if the company thrives, if it denies him equity and raises, then kicks him to the curb when he’s older, what does that success have to do with him?
Conversely, even in a failing company, as long as he secures short-term gains—like a resume boost or a fat bonus—he can move on to the next gig. His阶段性 goal here has been met.

So,

Within the private sector, what counts as a good job?
One that lets you retire early. That’s a good job.
From day one of your career in a private company, your objective must be crystal clear.
That objective is to never have to work again.

If you’re not earning in your early years and still insecure later on, what kind of game have you been playing?
The public sector is still better.