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If companies paid what jobs are worth, they wouldn't make a profit. The same applies to goods: If you are charged as much as a good is worth to you, why bother
by anoncake 5y ago
If companies paid what jobs are worth, they wouldn't make a profit.
The same applies to goods: If you are charged as much as a good is worth to you, why bother buying it?
- lostlogin 5y agoThis isn’t right though. The worker produces something for their company. The company sells it and adds value as they do so. The company offers a track record, a method for getting the goods or services, a policy for returning or fixing the goods. They offer service when the employee is sick or on holiday - continuity. The company adds value to their worker’s work, and for this they can take a margin.
- anoncake 5y agoWithout the worker, the company would be making a profit of n€. With them, it makes a profit of n+m€. So it gains m€ of value from hiring them. If they paid that money as their salary, hiring them would have been pointless.