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| Thread ID: 125500 | 2012-07-03 03:12:00 | B....y Obscene! | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
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| 1285523 | 2012-07-03 23:56:00 | When Buffet complains that he pays less tax than his secretary, the the fact is, things are out of kilter. Now that is true. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1285524 | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 | He works *really* fast! :D No but seriously I've learned that as a VoIP specialist I have knowledge and experience that is worth paying for. I rarely get out of bed for jobs worth less than $100 an hour (Except where you help the family friend out for 'a box of beer' that is). I've done contracting jobs for $200 an hour in the past too. Lets say I was earning that 40 hours a day, 52 days in the year, that's close to half a million dollars a year... I don't even earn 1/5th that, but still you see where I'm going though right? Hypothetical situation here: What if now, say, I was doing management, and overseeing a team of people that do what I do? Not only do I need to know how to do the technical stuff, but I need to know how to manage people, handle conflict etc, and so a company would pay me more. Now imagine I've been contracted by a company not only to manage a team of people, but to essentially create and build a business doing this stuff? I now need to be qualified in more things, and as that finishes my experience increases. Then, we buy out another business, and I'm suddenly in charge of merging several businesses together. ... suddenly it's easy to see how a bit of experience, and being in the right place at the right time, with the right savvy, the right personality, and that's how you end up making the big bucks! I am not denying the fact that cetrtain jobs deserve greater pay, especialy with contractors but it is my view things have got way out of kilter and it is even worse in the states where you hear of some getting $50M. Who even needs that sort of money and at the end of the day if a company doesn't have its average workers it doesn't have a company. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1285525 | 2012-07-04 01:17:00 | When Buffet complains that he pays less tax than his secretary, the the fact is, things are out of kilter. True, but isn't that brought about by the billions he gives to charity? He's the world's No 1 philanthropist ... |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1285526 | 2012-07-04 01:23:00 | While you can't blame him for taking what is on offer how the hell did the situation arise where a CEO gets paid the equivalent of 480 average workers. Quite frankly I can not see him being worth that equivalent. Exactly! :thumbs: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1285527 | 2012-07-04 03:10:00 | If you invented penicillin you are not worth a 1000 times more than another. You don't choose to invent penicillin or be clever at running a business, you just thank your genes. www.youtube.com |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1285528 | 2012-07-04 09:29:00 | Or, greed is it's own reward. All telecom customers should face the nearest telephone pole, grovel and give thanks for being allowed to contribute. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
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