[jensv]

I think you are right. I've worked hard to keep a list of ways I've added value to the corporation. My most valuable contribution (from a dollars and cents perspective) has not been any bug fix or feature but rather stumbling across a program/organisation which subsidizes partnerships between academia and industry. We're hoping to hire 4 graduate students for a new team so if we offer a salary of $50k the company only shoulders half the amount. The potential savings of 100k is well over what the company is paying me....