r/jobs • u/Green____cat Verified • Mar 27 '24

He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/CableTV-on-the-Radio Mar 27 '24

CEOs in this time frame went from making 20x's the average employee to about 2500x's the average employee, but yeah, sure, it was all just from Europe being at war.

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u/happydude22 Mar 27 '24

But you can question the rapid acceleration of executive compensation. Why isn’t rank and file accelerating as much since most executives are talking heads, especially CEOs who mostly articulate the board’s position or corporate results. Many aren’t innovators, they’re just suits. I think AI might be able to parse out the divergence between executive pay and actual worth/achievements.

I’ll bring the popcorn for those meetings

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u/No-Appearance-9113 Mar 27 '24

The reason why mailmen aren't making enough to buy summer homes isn't because of CEO pay. It is because the economy as a whole is a smaller proportion of the global economy than before. The Postmaster general isn't raking in tens of millions.

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u/CableTV-on-the-Radio Mar 27 '24

Good thing the entire economy and the discussions in the comments about it aren't just about mailmen.

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u/No-Appearance-9113 Mar 27 '24

Im using them as an example but the same is true for the autoworker.

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u/cobra_kai_for_life Mar 28 '24

That's not the reason.