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> There is nothing wrong (and a hell of a lot good) with not wanting to be a person that doesn't chase up invoices and worry about payroll, it lets you focus on

> There is nothing wrong (and a hell of a lot good) with not wanting to be a person that doesn't chase up invoices and worry about payroll, it lets you focus on doing a good job. It has everything to do with this. Not wanting to be that person is fine. But then don't complain about people willing to take a lot more shit earning more than you. Generally, the stuff less people want to do (but is valuable to society), is better paid. > like Bezos who have made 7.5 Billion a year since Amazon was founded, or 278,406 times the average wage from 1994 The guy created 400,000 jobs during the covid crisis, when most other businesses were either shut or going bankrupt. That's 1% of the US population. Going by your $7.5bn a year, that's $18 per new employee that year. You think he doesn't deserve that?

sokoloff 4y ago
> Going by your $7.5bn a year, that's $18 per new employee that year 400,000 * 18 = 7.2 million, not 7.2 billion.
- cloutchaser 4y ago
  Damnit. Fair point. Doesn't quite make the same point as before :) But still. 400k jobs is insane for 1 company.
  - sokoloff 4y ago
    :) It's not just the 400K jobs; I think that Amazon's logistics capabilities helped make the practicalities of soft lockdowns and limiting your outside trips substantially more bearable in the early part of the pandemic. Amazon's deliveries avoided literally billions of in-person interactions during the peak uncertainties of C19. Bezos didn't start Amazon with that in mind, but it sure did help when called upon. Then, people had the unmitigated gall to complain that Amazon made a lot of money during that time period. Well no shit; they provided a ton of value to hundreds of millions of people...
Balero 4y ago
> The guy created 400,000 jobs during the covid crisis, No he didn't. The business he founded did, the investors that invested in this business did, the customers that paid for services did. The people that made all of that happen were employees. He is not solely responsible for anything. For a long while he was responsible than many others in the organisation, but ever since he hired another person he was never responsible for anything on his own. The idea that one person solely, directly lead to 400,000 people being employed is farcical. Did he really create a job spec, position, interview and do the paper work for 500 people each calendar day for two years? No he does not deserve the money he has.

sokoloff 4y ago

> Going by your $7.5bn a year, that's $18 per new employee that year 400,000 * 18 = 7.2 million, not 7.2 billion.

cloutchaser 4y ago
Damnit. Fair point. Doesn't quite make the same point as before :) But still. 400k jobs is insane for 1 company.
- sokoloff 4y ago
  :) It's not just the 400K jobs; I think that Amazon's logistics capabilities helped make the practicalities of soft lockdowns and limiting your outside trips substantially more bearable in the early part of the pandemic. Amazon's deliveries avoided literally billions of in-person interactions during the peak uncertainties of C19. Bezos didn't start Amazon with that in mind, but it sure did help when called upon. Then, people had the unmitigated gall to complain that Amazon made a lot of money during that time period. Well no shit; they provided a ton of value to hundreds of millions of people...

Balero 4y ago

> The guy created 400,000 jobs during the covid crisis, No he didn't. The business he founded did, the investors that invested in this business did, the customers that paid for services did. The people that made all of that happen were employees. He is not solely responsible for anything. For a long while he was responsible than many others in the organisation, but ever since he hired another person he was never responsible for anything on his own. The idea that one person solely, directly lead to 400,000 people being employed is farcical. Did he really create a job spec, position, interview and do the paper work for 500 people each calendar day for two years? No he does not deserve the money he has.