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Isn't that the point? It doesn't really matter how he gained his education/skills, but he did. And it took 20 years or so. I'd wager that 80% of the English sp
by yupper32 5y ago
Isn't that the point? It doesn't really matter how he gained his education/skills, but he did. And it took 20 years or so.
I'd wager that 80% of the English speaking adult US population could be trained to work in an Apple store and do fine within a few weeks.
- henryfjordan 5y agoI mean, sure, but we have to recognize that the path to getting the education/skills was not fair. MBA programs only let in so many people (and certain types of people, if we're being honest). Only so many C-Suite positions exist for you to get management experience in. Getting selected for these opportunities requires luck as much as skill. If you want to talk about compensation like a "fair market" and that there's only 1 Tim Cook so per the rules of supply/demand he can charge a ton for his services, then we have to also acknowledge that the market to acquire those skills is unfair. You cannot base a fair market on the output of an unfair one, they are both unfair. Tim Cook's compensation is unfair.
- yupper32 5y ago> If you want to talk about compensation like a "fair market" and that there's only 1 Tim Cook so per the rules of supply/demand he can charge a ton for his services Yes, I agree with this. > The market to acquire those skills is unfair So far so good. I agree with this. This is why I try to vote for people who support expanding access to education, for example. > You cannot base a fair market on the output of an unfair one, they are both unfair. Tim Cook's compensation is unfair. This is where you lose me. You can't connect the two like that. The unfair path to get to the position of CEO is a separate conversation to what that compensation should be to be considered fair.