Bosses exploit workers. Why don't the workers revolt?

[Anonymous]

[Aerissa_Jade]

They are, right now every employer around here cannot even find employees. People won't work, don't want to work or won't work for low wages. Even Fast food is now paying $20 dollars an hour.

At the same time, the cost of the food has gone way up to cover it.

Those that do work, are shit employees, treat customers horrible and think they are always right, the customers are all Karen's, even if they have a legit complaint.

Several companies have begun outsourcing, because they simply can't hire any people after drastically increasing their wages. There isn't enough workers, many companies to lure in Generation Z have said they won't disqualify people for testing high on drug tests for pre-employment or random drug tests.

Keep in mind these are not businesses where safety is a issue if someone is high, but customer service might be a issue if someone is high... no one is going to die.

I'd call that a worker revolt when potential employees have the ability to force wage increases, using capitalisms and supply and demand. Get better benefits and more lax drug enforcement policies.

[Asker]

employers get very high profits. If the employer gets profits, the workers should also get a profits.

[Aerissa_Jade]

That's not true, unless your specifically referring to giant corporations. The average small business owner in the US, only has around a 5% to 10% profit margin. If that is a restaurant it is even lower, which means a restaurant owner might only make 50k a year in profits to pay themselves with.

How would you like to work 80 to a 100 hours a work as a small business owner and only make 50k a year?

Small business owners have to put in a lot of hours.

You might be thinking of Walmart or other giant corporations though, they have higher profit margins but they also have to pay stock holders. People who invest and expect a return or if you have a 401k or other forms of investments that you want to grow so you can retire someday from it.

There are business out there that have share holding with employees... my company gives us stock in the company as a way to encourage us to work harder to grow the value of our company stock.

The down side to big corporations paying more is small mom & pops can't afford the same luxury, as it would run them out of business. Around half the businesses in the us are small business, and if big corp ran them all out of business they'd be able to pay less and raise prices on everything now with less competition.

I suggest you start your own business to see that it isn't that easy, if small businesses really make really high profits, then that should be everyone's goal in life.

[Asker]

How would you like to work 80 to a 100 hours a work as a small business owner and only make 50k a year? it is impossible

[Aerissa_Jade]

It is very possible, most of my family is self employed. My parents own a farm/ranch and aren't rich by any means, several extended family have businesses too.

Others have their businesses, whatever they may be, gas stations, small stores, etc... and they work a ton, 80+ a week.

They have business loans that have to be paid, plus they have to reinvest to get growth, if they just take all the profits for themselves the business won't grow and will die eventually.

Like gas stations for example, usually only have each gallon of gas marked up between 3 to 5 cents a gallon, they make their money on stuff sold inside.

What people don't think about for things like gas stations or restaurants, is while profits are high during peak times, lunch rush for example.

They make a lot of money then but when its slow, they lose money but still need people there to run it.

Until you have your own business, people tend to not understand it. Hence I suggest you start one, if profits are that good.

[purplepoppy]

Because if you don't bend over and take it up the ass that's communism. Asking for lube is socialism. It's really important to know your place.

[Asker]

I did not understand what you want to say

[Adaeva]

How is it possible to exploit workers? They don't have to take the job and they can quit anytime.

[Dargil]

Because they will be fired.