&gt;Those who are not willing to make the sacrifice probably     don&#x27;t really believe in the vision and thus probably aren&#x27;t the right people to help you get out of the rut.<p>Sorry, but this is a bit ridiculous.  You could make the same counter-argument from the employees perspective as well.<p>&quot;If my company isn&#x27;t willing to sacrifice to pay my current market worth, then they don&#x27;t really believe in me as an employee&quot;<p>Is this company going to pay an extra 20% when things start going well again to make up the difference lost?<p>When you sign on for a job&#x2F;salary you shouldn&#x27;t feel bad for leaving if the company can&#x27;t hold up their end of the bargain.  If you only worked at 75% of the capacity they thought you were going to, you&#x27;ll most likely be fired.