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Abq_Sarah

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3. I'd love to pay my employees more

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 04:48 AM

Jan 2014

Or hire new people so I wouldn't have to work 80+ hours a week but a 20% reduction in profit in this shit economy would make it impossible for me to keep my doors open.

The customers are either there, or they're not. Hiring more people isn't going to bring them flocking to my doorstep.

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A business shifting 20% of profit to more labor would [View all] cthulu2016 Jan 2014 OP

I don't think there's any benefit in hiring more people TheFrenchRazor Jan 2014 #1

Welcome to DU! TexasTowelie Jan 2014 #2

thanks. my above comment was with the assumption that people were all working about 40hrs/wk. TheFrenchRazor Jan 2014 #4

I'd love to pay my employees more Abq_Sarah Jan 2014 #3

Two things have to happen for this to make sense jmowreader Jan 2014 #5

I might not have been clear enough cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #6

Your point makes sense in theory jmowreader Jan 2014 #7