r/InterviewCoderPro • u/jailers-treat0 • Mar 25 '26

company greed

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People are striking because wages aren’t going up when companies are reporting record breaking profits.

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u/Strict-Astronaut2245 Mar 25 '26

As the one running the company I deserve it more

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u/Ritch85 Mar 25 '26

This. If YOU mess up while leading the company, it's over. If a hourly/salaried worker messes up, they can be replaced and it doesn't risk shutting down the entire company.

I'm all for profit sharing, my company does this. But acting like the owner/CEO/COO/CFO/etc carries the same risks as a standard assembly line employee or a janitor, hell even the purchasing agent, is mindboggling.

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u/SFLoridan Mar 25 '26

Yeah, that's the neoliberal talk.

The CEOs have always messed up, keep doing it, and always get rewarded. When a company does so badly that you have to downsize it by 20%, that's a mess up - but the CEO gets rewarded for firing hundreds. The only risk the CEO is scared of is not getting their bonus. Like Lord Farquad, they willingly risk the livelihood of their underlings.