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A company is nothing more than the collection of its employees. Without employees, the company does not exist. There may be some legal fiction around registrati
by titusjohnson 5y ago
A company is nothing more than the collection of its employees. Without employees, the company does not exist. There may be some legal fiction around registration and taxes and similar, but make no mistake, without people those legal fictions cannot make plans, cannot advocate for itself, cannot change direction, _cannot exist_.
A company is its people. Full stop.
- gapurov 5y agoSaying a company is its employees, is like saying a bunch of dots randomly placed on a piece of paper would magically create a line. People playing a crucial part in a company, but without founders, well oiled processes and risks taken, these people would not be able to create what a company creates in terms of products and profit.
- burkaman 5y agoI think this is a fundamental philosophical difference that we're not going to resolve in a comment thread. For me "a company is its workforce" is almost tautological, I don't even know how to explain it further. I don't know how to argue with your objections either, it seems like you're agreeing. Founders are people, processes are designed by people, risks are taken by people. All these people make up the workforce. That's what a company is.
- jjk166 5y agoMy car needs wheels. My car isn't just its wheels. My car does not exist for the benefit of its wheels.