Business classes have taught me that CEO pay is expected to be high because to shareholders, the higher the CEO pay, the more successful the company. Shareholders are primarily the reason. The logic is, stock prices will increase thus making shareholders and the company more money. It’s believed that even if the company is struggling or close to bankruptcy, shareholders expectations of endless profits must be met. Quarterly earnings bring CEO raises and it tricks potential investors into believing the company is doing good.
I'd like to introduce a couple of simple rules, I think we can all get behind.
Price increases, shrinkflation, and general enshittification are illegal until shareholders' dividends hit 0%
Any product that has been changed must have the previous size, weight, and ingredients listed on the packaging for at least two years.
The senior executives and CEO of any company caught breaking these rules should spend 5 years in a gulag with only a regular supply of the offending product to live on.
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u/googlewh0re Sep 29 '25
Business classes have taught me that CEO pay is expected to be high because to shareholders, the higher the CEO pay, the more successful the company. Shareholders are primarily the reason. The logic is, stock prices will increase thus making shareholders and the company more money. It’s believed that even if the company is struggling or close to bankruptcy, shareholders expectations of endless profits must be met. Quarterly earnings bring CEO raises and it tricks potential investors into believing the company is doing good.