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How is this different from any other situation where an employee contributes to the company and the CEO benefits from their results? The pay disparity between
by mikeash 9y ago
How is this different from any other situation where an employee contributes to the company and the CEO benefits from their results?
The pay disparity between workers and executives is important and worth discussing, but what makes this particular example of it worth pointing out?
- azemetre 9y agoWell one, the employee is getting paid to do the duties their job asks for. They aren't working for free. Tesla/Musk appears to be following the model of massive greedy billion dollar corporation that would rather take free work than appropriately compensate workers/consultants. There is a massive difference between BEING PAID and NOT BEING PAID when asked to do work. Seeing how Musk overworks and underpays his workers I'm not surprised by this move.
- mikeash 9y agoWhere do you get that these people aren’t being paid?
- azemetre 9y agoFrom the User you were replying to: lechiffre10 Also if only the winners are being paid, what about everyone else? They've invested just as much time and their contributions were still valued by Tesla. This isn't Glengarry Glen Ross, these are real humans.
- mikeash 9y agoWell where did they get it from? As far as I can tell, this “hackathon” is being done by employees on company time, so I’m extremely confused.