[heipei]

The problem in a lot of modern software-based companies is that the value you create is impossible to calculate. It might be 10x of what your employer thinks or it might even be negative, and I have definitely seen examples for both myself based on my own calculations.

And even in non-software based products and companies industries this might be hard since the output of so many teams gets lumped together and sold as one product. What's the value of the team that creates and markets the MacBook Pro Touch bar? Personally I think it is net negative, and maybe there's even division over that within Apple.