@ Jim  I know what your  mean.  In todays  economy its  difficult to find a  company to work for that pays  good enough to live on and is stable .  I have  discovered that if you just work hard and are consistent you can  succeed.  Look at the  author of this  article, they are  clearly  a hard worker and have just been consistent over time and are now enjoying at least what would appear as somewhat of a success.  I would encourage everyone to just keep hustling and moving forward.