Inspired by life's ebb and flow...

In every job I've had to this point, all for some kind of corporation, the only thing that matters is the growth created.  To use this burger place as an example, if the owner managed to sell 5000 burgers and fries this year and projected 7% growth next year, the first 5350 burgers and fries he sold would be meaningless but he would start to see success once burger 5351 was served.  Looking deeper into the business, the owner and the town, I learned that this was a family business where his wife handled a lot of the financial components while he focused on the daily operations.  One of his three kids worked part time at the service counter and was learning to manage the kitchen.  They live in a very nice home on a sizeable plot of land just outside of town and enjoy camping in their rv and off-roading with their atvs and a modified Jeep.  They also have taken nice vacations to Disney parks and to see some mlb ballparks.  There is a college fund for the kids. They are looked at favorably by the community and donate their time and money into all sorts of things in the area. Everything funded because of the work they do at the burger restaurant.  

Obviously this all made me take a critical look at my employer and found they are just doing as corporations do.  They exist for the growth, to appease executives, investors and a board of directors made up of a mix of those executives and investors.  If the growth projections fall short, even when profit is measured in billions of dollars, it's considered failure.  It's just an amazing concept when you think it through.  Aside from just making money, what even is the point of it all?