And to those of you whiners who are jealous: become a consultant and get paid by the hour instead of getting paid on a salary. Better yet: become open source developers beholden to none.
And this is supposed to be a revelation? Question to all the engineers reading this: how do you think the money that goes to your bank account gets to your employer first? And what do you think would happen to your job if money stopped flowing from customers to your company?