Purpose of any Company is Profits - screw the workers - Page 7

TheMercenary · 04-23-2009, 05:56 PM

That is correct.

classicman · 04-23-2009, 05:57 PM

sugarpop · 04-23-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

You know classic, I thought you understood my reasoning. At least you did. What happened?

classicman · 04-23-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

Was that really called for?

Probably not, but as a classist, I felt that it was my obligation.

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

You know classic, I thought you understood my reasoning. At least you did. What happened?

Oh, I get your reasoning, I just disagree with it.

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

Look, I understand that most people don't agree with my way of thin(k)ing.

ok, then you understand how some others feel, right?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-24-2009, 12:35 AM

WHYY, the PBS TV station in Philly, announces they would lay off 17 people to make up $1.2 million of their budget shortfall. The CEO, who gets $740 k this year, was asked if cutting executive salaries was considered to save some of the 17 jobs. He said no, it was not considered.

Not even considered? Fuck you very much, you'll never see another dime of my money.

classicman · 04-24-2009, 03:02 PM

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lay off 17 people to make up $1.2 million of their budget shortfall. The CEO, who gets $740 k this year

1,200,000/17 = $70,588yr - Thats a pretty damn good wage!

sugarpop · 04-24-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Probably not, but as a classist, I felt that it was my obligation.

Oh, I get your reasoning, I just disagree with it.

ok, then you understand how some others feel, right?

Yes, but just like you will express your opinion, I will also express mine.

sugarpop · 04-23-2009, 06:31 PM

First of all, if I had a successful company, I wouldn't sell it off. Second of all, I would reward people by paying them fairly and allowing them to share in the profits that they helped create. The rest of the profits would go back into the company or to some form of charity, probably ones for animals or for creating sustainable ways of living.

Look, I understand that most people don't agree with my way of thining. I accept that. That doesn't mean that I am going to roll over and keep my mouth shut when I think something is unfair. hell no. I am going to bitch about it and write letters to Congress about it and do whatever I can to help change it. OK?

Spexxvet · 04-24-2009, 12:25 PM

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... I would reward people by paying them fairly and allowing them to share in the profits that they helped create...

UT tried that when he owned his own business. The business failed.

sugarpop · 04-24-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

UT tried that when he owned his own business. The business failed.

If that is true then I'm sorry to hear it failed UT. But can you blame it all on how much your were paying your employees, or was it something else? Probably a combination of things?

lumberjim · 04-23-2009, 06:37 PM

I see. thanks.

Undertoad · 04-24-2009, 09:03 AM

You don't understand B, it takes someone paid $740k to decide to continue syndicating Nova, Frontline and Antiques Roadshow. That's a very difficult decision and only top people can make it.

Also, it takes pristine offices on the most expensive block of Center City to record that daily hour of Fresh Air. You need to make sure that your best employees can walk to the office from Society Hill without going through any bad neighborhoods. And they must have the very best $1000 mics and room-in-a-room isolated sound studios, so that you can hear the elegant silence between sentences.

fuuuuuuuuuhhhhh -----

I ran the radio station when I was in college. We had maybe $4k of equipment in the studio and a $4k transmitter. I installed most of it myself. It's still running 25 years later.

Undertoad · 04-24-2009, 01:17 PM

Expensive people are expensive.

Spexxvet · 04-25-2009, 07:56 AM

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Expensive people are expensive.

And it was the right thing to do.

lookout123 · 04-24-2009, 01:44 PM

You pay good people enough so that they'll stay with you. You don't pay them more than that just so they'll love you. Their choice to stay or go for a specific dollar amount is entirely on them.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	WHYY, the PBS TV station in Philly, announces they would lay off 17 people to make up $1.2 million of their budget shortfall. The CEO, who gets $740 k this year, was asked if cutting executive salaries was considered to save some of the 17 jobs. He said no, it was not considered. Not even considered? Fuck you very much, you'll never see another dime of my money. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	You pay good people enough so that they'll stay with you. You don't pay them more than that just so they'll love you. Their choice to stay or go for a specific dollar amount is entirely on them. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

04-23-2009, 06:31 PM	#8
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	First of all, if I had a successful company, I wouldn't sell it off. Second of all, I would reward people by paying them fairly and allowing them to share in the profits that they helped create. The rest of the profits would go back into the company or to some form of charity, probably ones for animals or for creating sustainable ways of living. Look, I understand that most people don't agree with my way of thining. I accept that. That doesn't mean that I am going to roll over and keep my mouth shut when I think something is unfair. hell no. I am going to bitch about it and write letters to Congress about it and do whatever I can to help change it. OK?

04-24-2009, 09:03 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You don't understand B, it takes someone paid $740k to decide to continue syndicating Nova, Frontline and Antiques Roadshow. That's a very difficult decision and only top people can make it. Also, it takes pristine offices on the most expensive block of Center City to record that daily hour of Fresh Air. You need to make sure that your best employees can walk to the office from Society Hill without going through any bad neighborhoods. And they must have the very best $1000 mics and room-in-a-room isolated sound studios, so that you can hear the elegant silence between sentences. fuuuuuuuuuhhhhh ----- I ran the radio station when I was in college. We had maybe $4k of equipment in the studio and a $4k transmitter. I installed most of it myself. It's still running 25 years later.

04-24-2009, 01:17 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Expensive people are expensive.

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