You made the right choice. I have talked to lots of people who worked at Apple in the early days, including some key people from the first dozen or so employees. I never met anyone who said it was enjoyable working with Jobs. (Lots of people said they grew a lot, learned a lot, and so on, but never anything along the lines of "I felt great going in to work every day".
For those reasons I went to Microsoft. And you know what? I felt great going into work every day. That's way more important than a billion dollars.
Also, I'm a somewhat high net worth individual (nothing remotely in the Steve Jobs range). I'm lucky to be where I am, but the price of being a billionaire seems much too high for me.
You appear to be at peace with your decision. It is a much deserved peace.
For those reasons I went to Microsoft. And you know what? I felt great going into work every day. That's way more important than a billion dollars.
Also, I'm a somewhat high net worth individual (nothing remotely in the Steve Jobs range). I'm lucky to be where I am, but the price of being a billionaire seems much too high for me.
You appear to be at peace with your decision. It is a much deserved peace.