Do CEO pay and employee satisfaction influence your purchasing decisions?

[lightbulb27]

You can call up competitors and get a good deal for yourself, while factoring in important things, like how much the CEO makes and how well employees are compensated, their satisfaction.

Christopher Winfrey (CEO of Charter Communications/Spectrum) had total compensation of $5.75 million in 2024, down sharply from $89.1 million in 2023. In 2025 (FY2025), his total compensation was reported as $6.5 million.

The former Verizon CEO, Hans Vestberg, had a total compensation of $24.16 million in 2023, which included a base salary of $1.5 million along with stock awards and bonuses. In 2025, his successor, Daniel Schulman, received a total compensation of $34.31 million.

Auto makers:

In 2025, major automaker CEOs earned substantial amounts, with Elon Musk leading at approximately $8.8 billion, followed by RJ Scaringe at $402.6 million, and Mary Barra at $29.9 million. Other notable earnings include Jim Farley at $27.5 million and Antonio Filosa at $6.3 million.

Some of this is insane!

[exitseven]

it is true that these guys are not worth that kind of money but I never look at that.
i try to buy American made goods and I do research to find the best value. There are people who are not treated well by their employer in America. but they do not hve suicide nets like they do in China

[FreyaRed]

They have a product everyone needs, their only problem is cheap competition and this competition is already here and takes with small steps their market positions.

[lightbulb27]

Great thoughts. That's not my question.

[FreyaRed]

I feel scammed when I buy a car that costs a small 50sqm flat, but I don't want to walk or to drive with bus.

[lightbulb27]

Yes. you can buy a used car. I started with decent used car, cash. stay out of debt. there are solutions. maintenance though and insurance in USA is very expensive.

[NathanDavis]

I get what I need... period