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> I also have the security of a permanent job, paid by someone else to take risks. So you believe, if a company is failing (owners took the risk and are failin

• robertlagrant 2y ago
  Of course. But you at least got paid for your time. That's all you can hope for. Someone who owns a business might well lose all the money they ever put in. That's the risk.
  • mempko 2y ago
    Owners typically don't run a business. Those that do pay themselves a salary. If they don't run a business they are called "investors". Investors typically understand they can lose all of their investment and are in a position where if they do they are fine. This is not true of most people working. Most people working are living paycheck to paycheck. If they fail they are risking far more than an investor in the sense that their life changes. An investor on the other hand already "lost the money" when they wrote a check, and don't need it to survive.
    • robertlagrant 2y ago
      > Owners typically don't run a business. Those that do pay themselves a salary But they still risk all their capital as well. If you take a loan and use it to open a restaurant, are you taking more risk than an employee who's paid? This doesn't seem that complicated.