I agree with the sentiment that viewing the relationship that way can be empowering.
It's better to be loyal to yourself and your future prospects rather than those of your employer, particularly in regards to your career.
But it's dishonest to consider yourself your own boss when you are financially beholden to other people.
The ability to walk away with 0 consequence is what gives you power and independence in life. If you still care about some RSU grant that vests at date Y, then you are not a free person, or fully in control of your destiny. If you choose job X because it pays more than job Y, despite being less fulfilling, same story.
You may be happily captive, but captive all the same.
It's better to be loyal to yourself and your future prospects rather than those of your employer, particularly in regards to your career.
But it's dishonest to consider yourself your own boss when you are financially beholden to other people.
The ability to walk away with 0 consequence is what gives you power and independence in life. If you still care about some RSU grant that vests at date Y, then you are not a free person, or fully in control of your destiny. If you choose job X because it pays more than job Y, despite being less fulfilling, same story.
You may be happily captive, but captive all the same.