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And they certainly don't deserve unlimited luxury at the expense of you not being able to afford groceries (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the truth lies in the middle ground. I'm sure that many CEO's work insanely hard, especially at smaller firms. With that being said, the difference is often that a CEO can work immensely hard for themselves, whereas many find it harder to work hard for a salary.

Any CEO's that say "people don't want to work" should run a simple experiment: change to hourly pay, and pay people for how many hours they work, with no limit on hours. I'm sure they'll see a lot of people that aren't afraid to "work".

I'm sure many of them mean that they don't want to deal with bullshit in order to get to a management role, though. In some cases this can be true, but for many industries getting above a certain level is just unattainable for most, and few people realise that their position is one of privilege and luck, alongside a lot of effort on their end.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

I agree with everything in your comment. My only point is that I don't think painting CEOs as incompetent people with poor work ethics serves any purpose except that of making some people feel good about themselves.

Misrepresenting or misunderstanding your "adversaries" serves only to distract from the real problem and maybe provide some entertainment. OPs post about "CEOs not hustling" is likely factually incorrect and more importantly completely irrelevant to the problems we face as a society. It's inflammatory and makes people mad but for the wrong reasons and at the wrong people.

A CEO is paid to make money for their company, they are not paid to make their employees happy. You pay your government to represent you and your needs, get mad at them for allowing CEOs to run businesses at the expensive of their employees.