Posted by think on July 13, 2007 at 07:17:23 (EST):
Why is it people think that a business should shell out all it's profits to it's employees? What if OEM shades owners make about 200K/yr? AND what if they work about 70-75 hours per week for say...ever since they opened? What if they only get about 2 days/mo. off and only one a week off for vacation? What if other businesses in butler are making three times their profit with twice as many contracts and twice as many employees?
I'm not talking about businesses that make millions and pay their ceo's millions. I'm talking about small business. The owners of small business take risks the employees would never take. They work hours no one else will work. Sacrifice like it's expected of them, never call off, work when their sick and they still provide jobs. But most anyone ever does is complain about how much their boss takes home every year.
If you want the money, work, save, invest, risk it all and work even more. Some day you'll live that dream life I described above.
Yes, I'm a business owner. I pay my employees as much as I can while making almost enough to justify the risk and hours I put into it. And, I don't know anyone(employees or employers), except three lottery winners, that don't deserve every penny they have. That's why it's called earned income. You want more, earn more. If OEM can earn more in Butler, they should go for it.
When was the last time a poor man gave you a job?