The company I work for has long had a reputation in general for being an excellent company, and a good place to work. Right now, from Wall Street's perspective the numbers are good but I personally don't think (and what do I know?) they're sustainable given the impact its having on the workforce. I can't say what's in his or anyone else's mind, but whatever it is, I don't understand it. Maybe I'm just not enough of a Type A, driver/driver personality to align with that train of thought.

But, the change over the past year+ is just the icing on the cake for me, since I've been burned out on what I do for 5-8 years now. I've applied for another job inside the company, so we'll see what happens there. I really have no desire to change employers in a general sense (given retirement implications, etc.), but who knows how it will turn out.

I'm afraid you're probably right about the future of business in America - Dog eat dog and live for the minute.