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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (87983)	12/19/1999 4:32:00 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 164684

Talent and motivation are one thing, Glenn. Where one applies it is another. There are several fine sales executives now in their late thirties/early forties I promoted, worked with and admire greatly who are still slaving away at ABC Television, working longer hours than ever, and their retirement plans and options are tied Disney stock. I've been banging on them for years to get over to Yahoo or DoubleClick. I even spoke to TK about one of them, but he was too comfortable to move over in 1997! I'm willing to bet that you would be just as proud of your son if he were applying his considerable management skills at Amazon or eBay, and was up to his eyeballs in stock options.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (87983)	12/19/1999 4:45:00 PM
From: 16yearcycle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Glenn, Wait a minute, your son is 21 and is making $50,000 plus a bonus and this is awful!? And I am thinking the cost of living isn't sky high there. I bet this puts him in the top 3% for his age, easy. I made $8,900 in 1984, after 8 years of college. My act scores were in the top 1%. Perhaps the problem with the nets is that they are causing folks to lose perspective, completely. He is doing tremendously well at the start of his career. It sure sounds as of he lives wisely and works hard he will have everything he could ever want. There will be BILLIONS without this opportunity...those who lost the ovarian lottery, as Buffett says.