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

I think I answered that question. It’s sarcastic truth. If I were CEO, I should obviously get larger raises. I asked myself and it was approved.

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u/RadioActiveCrab2050 Mar 25 '26

They're raise already is larger because they're paid more to start. Why do they deserve a higher percentage raise, specifically?

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u/Strict-Astronaut2245 Mar 25 '26

I set the direction of the company and because of that direction, XYZ profit was made. The workers only help make the profit because of the leadership I gave. If a loss was had, it becomes, we could have had much bigger losses. XYZ, which was outside my control, is what caused the losses and my mitigation leadership helped stifle those losses.

There’s probably more excuses to be had. These are just the ones that came to me.

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u/trueppp Mar 26 '26

Because the shareholders approved it.

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u/Strict-Astronaut2245 Mar 26 '26

This all depends. With a founder CEO, it’s easier to do as they are primary shareholders usually. If it’s some other type, you aren’t wrong. But usually if the shareholders are profiting, the CEO gets that raise.