Dude there are always outliers to any situation. I know a lot of people that make crappy money and you know what? They do a *edited* poor job and don’t work hard at all. Likewise I know a lot of people that make a lot of money and work their *edited* off to do it. Its pretty much impossible to speak of work ethic in general terms, but most people won’t become a CEO by not working hard.
And BTW, I sure as hell know I could not run one of those fortune 500 companies.