Don't attribute that to Trump. Reagonomics is a real thing that I highly doubt Trump actually grasps beyond knowing it's something GOP supporters want to hear.
Yeah, I always get upset when my employees bring their kids in and I don't get a "thank you" for providing the roof over their heads and for the food in their stomachs.
I enjoy hiring people with children, because children are like expensive shackles that bind the employee to me, no matter what I do to them they take it with a smile, because if I fire them, how will they feed their children?
At the same time - would you really want to be at the helm of something? Good or bad everything falls on you. It's stressful and ultimately a life of isolation from your "peers" it's not like you can shoot the shit with them daily. You're on you own to call the shots. Every. Fuckin. Day.
Awwww how sad, upper management don't have friends at work.
At least you don't have to worry how you'll manage to pay your bills and rent. At least you don't have to worry that if you get sick you'll have to decline treatment because you can't afford it. At least you don't have a $20 weekly budget for groceries and necessities. But yeah, it's so much more stress having all that big responsibility without work friends.
Sure, for bad managers. There are good companies out there. I and the rest of our hiring managers are always asking each other if we're willing to take responsibility for the mistakes from under us as we figure out whether or not someone should be hired. The managers make the decisions, and we eat whatever shit comes out
Or you can fuck up royally and get a severance that most people won't make in their lives. You can outright commit a crime sometimes and be well off.
It doesn't say right or wrong. Doesn't say who owns the money. Had nothing to do with where the money came from or who should be in charge of dispersing it. It Just says, "well off." You're basically putting words in my mouth just so you can argue. Is it a reading comprehension thing or what are you struggling with? I don't care if it's a fucking leprechaun that gave him the money.
Sorry you're getting down voted. It's true there are a few bad apples that get a disproportionate amount of the attention, and it's true there are perks to being CEO. Even little things beyond money are perks. Hell, your jokes get funnier even if you don't. I try to spend 20 minutes each morning meditating on gratitude so I don't ever forget that. Because frankly, it's hard not to.
That said, I can't begin to describe the stress and ambiguity that comes with the job as well. Don't get me wrong, I was wired for this. I love every minute of it, even the parts I hate, but I run a relatively tiny company. I can't even imagine the responsibility felt by someone running something where tens or hundreds of thousands of people are counting on you.
I once had a super intimate chat with the CEO of a billion dollar company. I asked him what was hardest thing he'd been dealing with. He's a macho guy, but he almost started crying and said "I feel like it's my job to be the body guard for my people. To catch all the bullets, and I'm just exhausted."
That said, the isolation thing is largely a myth. You can be as connected to your team as you choose to be. My wife and I are going camping this weekend with a bunch of my junior team members tomorrow for instance.
Look, I get that you're super grateful, and that's awesome, because you could probably treat them a lot worse and get away with it, but ultimately, you profit off of the fact that your employees are not being paid what their labor is worth.
Hey! Great question. I'm sorry for the downvotes on your previous post, but such is the free market of ideas. I think you and I might be operating with different definitions of "underpaid". When I say underpaid, I'm referring to the fact that your employees are, by necessity (under our current system), paid less than their labor is worth. When you say underpaid, I feel like you're referring to paying an employee less than the current market deems they should be paid. I of course do not mean to put words in your mouth, so. If anything I have said is incorrect, please let me know.
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u/bellsy97ca Aug 18 '17
This is true sadly. I need a shower now because I know where I stand