• PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 months ago

    If you aren’t interested in knowing how and why CEOs get paid

    Sure, I’ll bite: Why are we paying CEOs such exorbitant salaries while the workforce struggles?

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      7 months ago

      The board of directors is doing so. And they do so because the board follows the will of the shareholders. And the shareholders ultimately decide the fate of companies.

      But that won’t fit in a simple meme will it?

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        7 months ago

        The goal of the shareholders is to pay huge sums to the C-suite? That seems at odds with maximizing dividends for themselves.