stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year agoCEOs of top 100 ‘low-wage’ US firms earn $601 for every $1 by worker, report findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1738arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eenews@kbin.social
arrow-up1734arrow-down1external-linkCEOs of top 100 ‘low-wage’ US firms earn $601 for every $1 by worker, report findswww.theguardian.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eenews@kbin.social
These companies paid their employees a median wage of $31,672 in 2022, while their CEOs took home an average $15.3m
minus-squareDoomsider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoWhen was the last time a CEO was held personally responsible for a workers safety or the death of an employee? A CEO answers to the shareholders or a board of directors and do not concern themselves with their employees livelihoods or maintaining stores. They may very well provide a valuable service to a company but not for the reasons you mention.
minus-squareSpezBroughtMeHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down11·1 year agoSo they aren’t responsible for making sure stores stay profitable enough to stay open, providing a job for people? Because that’s exactly what I said.
When was the last time a CEO was held personally responsible for a workers safety or the death of an employee?
A CEO answers to the shareholders or a board of directors and do not concern themselves with their employees livelihoods or maintaining stores.
They may very well provide a valuable service to a company but not for the reasons you mention.
So they aren’t responsible for making sure stores stay profitable enough to stay open, providing a job for people? Because that’s exactly what I said.
Uneducated apologist.