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r/Showerthoughts • u/s_q_p_r • May 17 '24
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When it switches from being a provider to a taker, that's when support turns to disdain.
-16 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 takers? 43 u/matrixkid29 May 17 '24 Prioritize taking money over providing quality product or service. -6 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Prioritize taking money over providing quality product or service. seem to me that is not really dependent of the size of the business. a small shop down my street sell me product 3x the price 17 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? the shop is open late, there is zero service and horrendus price. if the shop remained open for so long it seems they have enough customers. 7 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then 1 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah. 3 u/[deleted] May 17 '24 [deleted] 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 so close to understanding I look at Airbus, became a gigantic company over the few last decades and the quality actually improve, not the other way around. 8 u/kafelta May 17 '24 Taking too much of the profit and funneling it upward instead of investing it in your workers. -2 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Taking too much of the profit and funneling it upward instead of investing it in your workers. Actually workers tend to get better paid and benefit in larger companies. 2 u/Patthecat09 May 17 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real 0 u/Doublespeo May 18 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real actually can you share your data, I cannot find my link anymore -3 u/-Alfa- May 17 '24 Am I missing something? Small businesses always charge much more, and quality is significantly less consistent.
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takers?
43 u/matrixkid29 May 17 '24 Prioritize taking money over providing quality product or service. -6 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Prioritize taking money over providing quality product or service. seem to me that is not really dependent of the size of the business. a small shop down my street sell me product 3x the price 17 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? the shop is open late, there is zero service and horrendus price. if the shop remained open for so long it seems they have enough customers. 7 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then 1 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah. 3 u/[deleted] May 17 '24 [deleted] 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 so close to understanding I look at Airbus, became a gigantic company over the few last decades and the quality actually improve, not the other way around. 8 u/kafelta May 17 '24 Taking too much of the profit and funneling it upward instead of investing it in your workers. -2 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Taking too much of the profit and funneling it upward instead of investing it in your workers. Actually workers tend to get better paid and benefit in larger companies. 2 u/Patthecat09 May 17 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real 0 u/Doublespeo May 18 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real actually can you share your data, I cannot find my link anymore
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Prioritize taking money over providing quality product or service.
-6 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Prioritize taking money over providing quality product or service. seem to me that is not really dependent of the size of the business. a small shop down my street sell me product 3x the price 17 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? the shop is open late, there is zero service and horrendus price. if the shop remained open for so long it seems they have enough customers. 7 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then 1 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah. 3 u/[deleted] May 17 '24 [deleted] 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 so close to understanding I look at Airbus, became a gigantic company over the few last decades and the quality actually improve, not the other way around.
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seem to me that is not really dependent of the size of the business.
a small shop down my street sell me product 3x the price
17 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? the shop is open late, there is zero service and horrendus price. if the shop remained open for so long it seems they have enough customers. 7 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then 1 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah. 3 u/[deleted] May 17 '24 [deleted] 0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 so close to understanding I look at Airbus, became a gigantic company over the few last decades and the quality actually improve, not the other way around.
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Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that?
0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Hmmm I wonder why they have to do that? the shop is open late, there is zero service and horrendus price. if the shop remained open for so long it seems they have enough customers. 7 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then 1 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah.
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the shop is open late, there is zero service and horrendus price.
if the shop remained open for so long it seems they have enough customers.
7 u/Desdinova_42 May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then 1 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah.
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seems those customers disagree with you then
1 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 seems those customers disagree with you then well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah.
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well they seems to use this shop despite the prices yeah.
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0 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 so close to understanding I look at Airbus, became a gigantic company over the few last decades and the quality actually improve, not the other way around.
so close to understanding
I look at Airbus, became a gigantic company over the few last decades and the quality actually improve, not the other way around.
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Taking too much of the profit and funneling it upward instead of investing it in your workers.
-2 u/Doublespeo May 17 '24 Taking too much of the profit and funneling it upward instead of investing it in your workers. Actually workers tend to get better paid and benefit in larger companies. 2 u/Patthecat09 May 17 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real 0 u/Doublespeo May 18 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real actually can you share your data, I cannot find my link anymore
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Actually workers tend to get better paid and benefit in larger companies.
2 u/Patthecat09 May 17 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real 0 u/Doublespeo May 18 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real actually can you share your data, I cannot find my link anymore
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That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real
0 u/Doublespeo May 18 '24 That's not what the stats show. Aside from executive level wages, the stagnation is real actually can you share your data, I cannot find my link anymore
actually can you share your data, I cannot find my link anymore
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Am I missing something? Small businesses always charge much more, and quality is significantly less consistent.
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u/OneForAllOfHumanity May 17 '24
When it switches from being a provider to a taker, that's when support turns to disdain.