Purpose of any Company is Profits - screw the workers

[classicman]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

suppose for a moment that you start a company that sells widgets.

from the ground. you build this company up to the point that it goes public, and you sell 49% ownership in stocks and there is a board of directors and you are the CEO. The company makes $20 Billion profit every year.

Who decides how much of it you get to keep?

Sugar - You avoided this question - artfully so, but I am interested in hearing your opinion of who would have this responsibility.