My boss pulled up in his brand new BMW today and I couldn't help but admire it. ""Nice car,"" I said as he got out. ""Well,"" he said, noticing my admiring looks, ""Work hard, put the hours in, and I'll have an even better one next year.""

Starting salary Reaching the end of an extensive job interview, the HR person asked a young Engineer fresh out of college, ""And what starting salary were you looking for?"" The engineering graduate said, ""In the range of $100,000 - 125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."" The HR person said, ""Well, what would you say to a package of 5 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, a company matching retirement fund for 50% of your salary, and a company car leased every…

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Today CEO of my company came in to the office in a brand new BMW. “Nice car”, I complimented him. “Well”, he said, “if you put in enough time, effort, and dedication, and work as hard as you can then next year I’ll have even a better car.”