:)
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
I am loyal and think taking a few months out to help people transition isn't that big a deal.
But really, it's a trait I have that makes me a good employee, but also opens me up to this sort of exploitation.
Live and learn.
http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2014/07/13/how-the-other...
Ironically, using a sample size of 2 companies to make sweeping generalizations about "the social status of software engineers" indicates the author is not cut out for data science. Anyone who would rely on anecdotes and tiny sample sizes to draw such strong conclusions should stay away from statistics.