Why work in corporation? Well, because
1) it is easier to find a job this way;
2) it is a good place to get experience.
I work for a corporation - for me it is easier, for now. I do not share any goals with the corporation at all. My goal is simple - to collect money (to drain the corporate cash), it is kind of opposite to the corporation's. Yet, my other goal is to maintain my integrity, so I am going to contribute as much as I think is justified.
You can work for yourself, even if you in somebody else's building.
I think you are missing the point of this article.
He's saying that there are people who view the world differently from you, and that their type of ambition (shared with the company and/or team) is more useful to a corporation.
You are making a judgement that your world view is correct. I don't think he's judging the correctness of either view, only the usefulness of each kind.
I work for a corporation - for me it is easier, for now. I do not share any goals with the corporation at all. My goal is simple - to collect money (to drain the corporate cash), it is kind of opposite to the corporation's. Yet, my other goal is to maintain my integrity, so I am going to contribute as much as I think is justified.
You can work for yourself, even if you in somebody else's building.