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In the discussion thread: Treat your employees well and profits will follow [View all]

Wed May 16, 2012, 11:10 AM

12. I think part of it, certainly for large companies

is that short term profits go directly to those running the company (so win!) and if it causes long term losses those can be covered by demanding a bailout from the feds.

So there really is no incentive to develop and maintain talent.

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30 replies	Author	Time	Post
Treat your employees well and profits will follow [View all]	DainBramaged	May 2012	OP
The company I work for use to have signs in all facilities that started with...	liberal N proud	May 2012	#1
The tyranny of the shareholder has wrecked many strong companies.	Brickbat	May 2012	#2
tyranny of the shareholder?	Sherman A1	May 2012	#4
That too. "Value to the shareholder" is used as a justification for lots of employee abuses and	Brickbat	May 2012	#7
That's just a rationale, though.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#8
It's not really the fault of the sahreholder	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#6
Oh, the trickle down theory of economics, huh?	DainBramaged	May 2012	#14
What?	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#15
You seem to be on the side of the investor rather than the Unions or their members	DainBramaged	May 2012	#16
At any given time one-half to two-thirds of Americans own investments.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#18
Wait, we went from investors to Obama, wow, get me a booster rocket.....	DainBramaged	May 2012	#21
My Obama anlogy still stands	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#24
Investors, not investments, Margie get me the translator....	DainBramaged	May 2012	#25
I came into this thread applauding the ideal of better treatment of employees being better business	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#26
Wasn't Buh Bye enough?	DainBramaged	May 2012	#27
Except I'm not disappointed	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#28
I haven't been hostile, I've had fun watching you get your pantries twisted in a knot	DainBramaged	May 2012	#29
"pantries" What does this have to do with my food cupboard?	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#30
One extraction industry company I'm familiar with used to have similar posters.	lumberjack_jeff	May 2012	#3
I think part of it, certainly for large companies	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#12
Anytime anything gets too big to fail it's guaranteed to fail	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#13
That's called The Peter Principle	WinniSkipper	May 2012	#22
All sides play their part and each needs to recognize their interdependency.	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#5
I know a guy who runs his business that way.	hifiguy	May 2012	#9
Wall Street vs Employees	chickypea	May 2012	#10
It seems to me, and I'll admit I'm far from an expert	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#11
K&R don't get me started on the horrible way business treats people.	99Forever	May 2012	#17
This only works if the employees reciprocate with diligenct and competent work	FarCenter	May 2012	#19
When the new owners took over, they eliminated life and tool insurance, reduced sick days from	DainBramaged	May 2012	#20
The company I just retired from	The Velveteen Ocelot	May 2012	#23

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