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minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·23 hours agoNo company wants to stay stagnant. They want to grow. You can’t grow if you’re not making more money.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·23 hours agoSpending profits on stock buybacks and bonuses is literally the opposite of wanting to grow.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 hours agoWorker productivity is like holding sand. It you grab it and squeeze it hard, it just runs through your fingers and falls to the ground. But if you cup your hands and support it carefully you can hold on to much larger amounts of it.
No company wants to stay stagnant. They want to grow. You can’t grow if you’re not making more money.
Spending profits on stock buybacks and bonuses is literally the opposite of wanting to grow.
Worker productivity is like holding sand. It you grab it and squeeze it hard, it just runs through your fingers and falls to the ground. But if you cup your hands and support it carefully you can hold on to much larger amounts of it.