YES. And to an extent, just punching the clock is a defense mechanism in work environments where low autonomy + high demands are creating an environment for burnout. But I&#x27;ve seen bright-eyed 23-year-old engineers suffer vicious burnout by trying to tackle the low autonomy part (&quot;Hey boss, what if we did X? Hey boss, I put together this slidedeck for this feature that would be so cool! Hey boss, check out this mockup I did of a site redesign!&quot;) and then after hitting a brick wall enough times they become embittered and disconnected.<p>I think it&#x27;s because equity creates a belief in young workers that the company is &quot;theirs&quot; -- but after you&#x27;ve realized that startups are like any other job where you trade time for money while implementing the Highest Paid Person&#x27;s Opinion, you lose that passion quickly.