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by Delumine 832 days ago
But their corporate profits keep going up....
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those are also resetting. Profits are in decline, resetting. Need a new batch of workers, reset the old ones right away. Resetting benefits. Reset workers back to the office. Reset PTO policy.
As is inflation...
Rate of inflation is going down, not up. 3.4% in 2023 vs 6.5 % in 2022 (https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-infl...). The target inflation rate is between 2-3%, so 2023 was pretty close to the target rate.
Meanwhile the price on literally everything is going up. Okay.
Greed and smaller packaging my friend. All they needed was an excuse.
Well, yes, but more slowly than in 2022. No one said inflation was zero, only that it's back to a more manageable level.
Positive inflation will do that.
If you want to work for a company where your salary is 100% tied to yearly profit, by my guest. But even a 2 second critical thinking exercise will demonstrate why that is a bad idea.
One of my friend literally work in a worker co-op for consultants. He has a base salary a bit lower than mine, but double it each year (2024 might be different though)