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Re:Striking auto workers want a 40% pay increase–the same ra... by Alupis on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:36PM (#37563700)
The CEO is measured by company performance over a period (may be a year or years), and the value they bring the organization as a whole.

Your average line worker cannot impact the entire business like this. They alone cannot be responsible for huge growth or periods of rapid shrinkage.

They just happen to be the most visible...

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Re:Striking auto workers want a 40% pay increase–the same ra... by lolinder on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:40PM (#37563737)
> Your average line worker cannot impact the entire business like this.

No, you're right, so raises on the order of hundreds of thousands might not make sense, but why not raises that are comparable as a percentage of pay? A single front line worker making (for easy math) $50k a year in 2022 can absolutely contribute more than $20k to a year's growth.

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