[rietta]

Not profitable in this contex probably means they do not have the cash flow nor the means to pay a higher wage. The options are 1) increase revenue, which may not be easy or possible in a given market or 2) pay fewer people more.

Now if you believe in the company and what to stick with it is entirely up to you.

Edit to add. Amazon is not profitable but has massive, massive cash flow. That is unlikely the case with your employer.

[davismwfl]

That's not actually totally true. Amazon is profitable, just with very small margins for the size of revenue they generate. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-results-idUSKCN0V62...

Also, Amazon doesn't focus on quarterly profits, which frustrates the wall street types. That is different then not ever being profitable though. If there were never profitable Amazon would have to be raising more money constantly or slashing costs just to stay in business. Instead, they just run super thin margins and invest pretty heavily in new areas constantly keeping their margins super thin (sometimes negative).

[djmill]

Very good point!