The more stories I hear about this, the more I'm inclined to be an executive-asleep-at-the-wheel because apparently they get paid a lot, do a terrible job, and nothing happens to them.
I'll take an uncertain payoff as an entrepreneur or job as a developer over that - thanks for reminding me.
Not true! They get multi-million dollar golden parachutes when they decide they're tired of playing business and would rather play golf.
I ended up taking a tech job anyway but once I retire from this, I'll probably apply to an executive-asleep-at-the-wheel job.