“We can’t afford raises this year, but here’s an email announcing our record-breaking profits.”
- Corporate Comms
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Yes, no money for raises, constant waves of layoffs and people have to worry about what the bonus will look like and whether they'll even have a job, but also: Recording breaking profits!
At least the stock seems to be tanking, which brings joy to my soul.
Currently, the US isn't anywhere near capitalism. A constitutional republic which has the government's finger in everything.
The government has been for decades, running deficits where the debt keeps rising. The currency, through inflation, no longer buys what it used to.
How do you propose getting rid of corporate greed? Serious question.
Don't they do this every year? Lower your expectation first. Then you found out one of two people in your group got the promotion, meaning they got most of the money in the pot. Disclaimer: I was a people manager at one point, and I was also the one who got 20% raise once.
It's corporate greed. Employees can't make ends meet, yet corrupt, greedy corporate executives are sitting on billions of dollars. It's gotten way out of hand. We need a revolution in this country to balance the scales again.
It's all about corporate greed. We need a revolution in this country to fight corporate greed. It's gotten way out of hand. Employees can't make ends meet, yet greedy, corrupt corporate executives sit on billions of dollars. It needs to change.