Top Bosses' Pay

[Sark79]

I have just been having a discussion with a few friends about the high pay of top company bosses', footballers, actors and various others in high paying jobs.  This was after watching on the news tonight that the average pay of the UK's top company bosses rose by 43%.

To be honest, I have absolutely no problem with this.  They work hard to put theirselves in a position to earn the big money  ( some up to £17 million per year ).  I also have absolutely no problem with Tom Cruise earning $20 million per movie or some premiership footballers earning £130,000 per week or Shumacher picking up around $3 million per race ( this is more than doubled after his various sponsorship deals kick in each race meeting ).

Top company bosses' are in a position of high stress, they probably spend a lot of time away from home and are doing a job most of us couldn't do.  Not all footballers or tennis players can hope to slide into a TV career after retiring in their mid 30's, so what is wrong with picking up big wages while they are able to.

Is getting high wages such a bad thing?    I have yet to meet someone who agrees with me  ( I generally find this with most things in life, lol.  I must have an odd way of looking at things ).

I am not a wealthy person, but I am not against other people who have worked hard for their money enjoying the fruits of their success

Yes or No?   Do they earn too much

[roverthtaeh]

I agree.
Anyone who says they wouldn't want such high wages, given the opportunity, is a liar.
And anyone who has some kind of talent and wants the opportunity, should get themselves an agent.
And any agents out there...... I need a rise.

[Sark79]

I have no talent or money  .  I am first rate scum

[roverthtaeh]

I have no talent or money  .  I am first rate scum

Don't despair.... look at what Victoria Beckham did.

[Sark79]

I am straight so can't marry a footballer  .  I am aiming for a top female tennis player 

[mikkyT]

Women look for a man with money. men are shallow and usually take the first thing on offer (Beckham prime example).

Women with money don't need a man.

[roverthtaeh]

Women look for a man with money. men are shallow and usually take the first thing on offer (Beckham prime example).

Women with money don't need a man.

Not all women are gold-diggers.
Not all men are shallow.
Not all rich women are gay.

[Poppet7]

Women with money don't need a man.

No cos they can afford everything Ann Summers has to offer

[mikkyT]

I agree.
Anyone who says they wouldn't want such high wages, given the opportunity, is a liar.
And anyone who has some kind of talent and wants the opportunity, should get themselves an agent.
And any agents out there...... I need a rise.

Not everyone has a love of money
Not everyone thinks money is the answer to everything
Not everyone wants to have such high wages as the expense of other things in their lives
Not everyone is a liar
Not everyone wants to work

Should I carry on?

[Royal Flush]

I see nothing wrong with it, its part and parcel of a free economy, if you are the best at what you do then the market competitors will pay what they can to employ your services.

[doubleup]

Apparently the reason that top bosses are paid so highly is not because they are actually worth it, but so that thousands of others work harder in an effort to get a top job, with very few actually succeeding.  A bit like a pyramid scheme.

[boldie]

I have no problem with people earning a lot of money. Beckham is well worth what he's making in Advertising revenue alone...

CEO's of a company should be getting paid a good amount.

what I do have a problem with is CEO's who do a  pisspoor job getting a golden handshake (a couple of mill is not un heard of...50-60mill is not uncommon in the states) when they get the sack or when it's found out they are doing an Enron...they get a slap on the wrist (or if convicted a presidential pardon..just ask Clinton) and get to keep all the money they made...that's just not right.

[Sheriff Fatman]

I don't object to it as such as its part and parcel of a free economy.  However, looking at the work Sophie (a children's nurse in a charity funded hospice) and her colleagues do makes you realise how messed up things are in terms of 'true' importance of role and reward!

Sheriff

[Royal Flush]

I don't object to it as such as its part and parcel of a free economy.  However, looking at the work Sophie (a children's nurse in a charity funded hospice) and her colleagues do makes you realise how messed up things are in terms of 'true' importance of role and reward!

Sheriff

Don't get me wrong that is very important work, but dont forget that top bosses are keeping thousands of people in work. Don't underestimate how important that is, its not just about £.

[Sheriff Fatman]

My point was more that if I have a 'bad day at the office' it generally doesn't mean people have died.

Sheriff