[jgh]

They're occasionally the largest company in the world, headed by the richest man in the world. I'm sure they can find the money somewhere to pay their employees a decent wage.

[sparkling]

Ahhh, the "XYZ is a billion dollar company!!1! they can afford to pay $x to their employees" argument.

Guys, i suggest looking at some of these companies balance sheets. In many cases (Walmarts, McDonalds...) even a small 5% pay raise for all employees would eat every single penny of profits.

[krapp]

>Guys, i suggest looking at some of these companies balance sheets. In many cases (Walmarts, McDonalds...) even a small 5% pay raise for all employees would eat every single penny of profits.

Is this the conclusion you reached after reading Amazon's balance sheets? If so, would you mind sharing your research?

[locklock]

What good is a company that is not sustainable enough to pay its employees enough to live?

[viraptor]

That works only if you assume that all of the current spending is completely necessary and cannot be reduced. Or that internal processes can never change. Neither of those are true though.

[lghh]

So what you're telling me is that a company that can't pay its employees has issues making money???

[jgh]

Good.

[ionised]

Then that company shouldn't exist.