“Your salary is simply the minimum amount they calculated you'd accept before quitting — generosity has nothing to do with it”
Agree
- Compensation is pure market calculation
- Companies maximize profit by minimizing wages
- Your value exceeds your pay always
- Loyalty is never actually rewarded financially
Disagree
- Some employers genuinely value their people
- Market rates reflect actual value contribution
- Negotiation is two-way not pure exploitation
- Fair compensation does exist in some places
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