Comments on: A Story About Spreading The Wealth http://donklephant.com/2008/12/02/a-story-about-spreading-the-wealth/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:12:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A Story About Spreading The Wealth | Affluence and Abundance http://donklephant.com/2008/12/02/a-story-about-spreading-the-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-461866 A Story About Spreading The Wealth | Affluence and Abundance Sun, 10 May 2009 04:55:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=11556#comment-461866 [...] 230 employees of Waukegan-based Peer Bearing Co., with facilities in England and the United States.more Share and [...] [...] 230 employees of Waukegan-based Peer Bearing Co., with facilities in England and the United States.more Share and [...]

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2008/12/02/a-story-about-spreading-the-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-426849 Justin Gardner Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:24:51 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=11556#comment-426849 Jim, Actually, companies shower their execs with huge salaries, bonuses and stock option packages, so the idea that they can't give more to the people who do the day to day, gotta-get-it-done work is silly. Sure, I know they argue that they can't do it, but their actions prove the exact opposite. Better to share the wealth and create a sense of ownership with everybody so you make sure people feel like they're getting a fair shake. You'll have a happier, more productive work force as a result. Jim,

Actually, companies shower their execs with huge salaries, bonuses and stock option packages, so the idea that they can’t give more to the people who do the day to day, gotta-get-it-done work is silly. Sure, I know they argue that they can’t do it, but their actions prove the exact opposite.

Better to share the wealth and create a sense of ownership with everybody so you make sure people feel like they’re getting a fair shake. You’ll have a happier, more productive work force as a result.

]]> By: gerryf http://donklephant.com/2008/12/02/a-story-about-spreading-the-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-426843 gerryf Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:58:16 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=11556#comment-426843 I would never expect that kind of thing from any company--but no matter what the company I always want to be treated like a person, not overhead. The endless empty rhetoric from most companies about how "valuable" their employees are is plainly evident by how the company treats its people. I would never expect that kind of thing from any company–but no matter what the company I always want to be treated like a person, not overhead.

The endless empty rhetoric from most companies about how “valuable” their employees are is plainly evident by how the company treats its people.

]]> By: Jim S http://donklephant.com/2008/12/02/a-story-about-spreading-the-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-426838 Jim S Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:24:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=11556#comment-426838 I think you're looking at the difference between large corporations and smaller privately held companies. People in positions of power in publicly held companies can't do this kind of thing even if they wanted to and most wouldn't even think of it because it's easy to turn everything into abstractions of what is good for the corporate bottom line when there is no human face to the ownership of the company. There is much talk of doing what's best for "the shareholders" while not really understanding who they are. I think you’re looking at the difference between large corporations and smaller privately held companies. People in positions of power in publicly held companies can’t do this kind of thing even if they wanted to and most wouldn’t even think of it because it’s easy to turn everything into abstractions of what is good for the corporate bottom line when there is no human face to the ownership of the company. There is much talk of doing what’s best for “the shareholders” while not really understanding who they are.

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