No. Business IS about making money. If you tried to start a business with that approach, you wouldn't make it very far.
The good businesses figure out how to maximize profits. This is the only responsibility they have to their stockholders. Now, as workers, we have a hand in setting what is necessary in order for a business to be successful. If there is a large group of people willing to work for minimum wage and no benefits.....why should the business feel obligated to go above and beyond that? ONLY if in doing so, they increase profits. Here is where the incentive comes in for companies to offer benefits. While you may be able to hire Juan Schmo at min. wage with no benefits, have you really hired a motivated worker that will help your bottom line? Not necessarily. Find the minimum threshold that makes Juan both productive AND cost effective....and you've got yourself a successful business. (and hopefully a happy worker). Naturally, this is much easier said than done...or there'd be a lot more Wal-Mart's out there. > Business is about more than making money. Being in bussiness you have a > responabilty to take care off ALL stakehlders. Thats means not only the > shareholds that controll the money but that means taking care of your > employees, your distributers, your vendors. I am not saying baby them or > make them rich but I am saying all stakeholder should be treated fair and > one stakeholder should not be abused to appease another stakeholder. > > Adam > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192322 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
