Some of us want to be employees, not business owners. I could never be self-employed unless I enjoyed eating generic cat food. I don't have the drive or the self-promotional skills to make a living that way. No, I'll probably never get a bonus, but I also won't lie awake worrying about my next contract or contribution. To me, it's an acceptable trade-off. Somebody's got to do the nuts and bolts work of implementing all those great ideas.