Its the "change" and not the "net" value ...

Everyday we walk in to our work place with huge digital displays showing company's stock price.

That's one of the ultimate metrics of effectiveness of our work - agreed ! And lot of us who have this stock in our portfolio through ESOP/ESPP or RSU do pay enough attention to this one.

One thing interesting I noticed today though ! When the ticker is in RED we get that feeling, "MAN something went wrong". Even the very next day if it is green we feel happy. Even if the net value on the green day is less than that of the red day. See the pictures. Cropped to hide identity of blogger's employer.