I could almost see it being like Grisham's The Firm. As a new employee, you're all bright eyed and busy tailed. Thinking about what you're going to buy, where you're going to live with all of the bags of cash you're earning. As you continue to work there, the bloom starts to fall off of the rose. Next thing you know, your consciousness starts to get an itch. You're either too dependent on that salary to voluntarily leave, or you've just decided "it's not that bad" and stick you head back in the sand and cashing that paycheck.