I work in accounting which has some analogous characteristics to what you describe. The difference I see is that in the present, top talent is replaceable. And let’s be honest. If it’s replaceable today and we make our quarterly goals at the expense of some resignations, well, champagne all around!
Where the industry isn’t looking is that they’ve created such a toxic environment, that the pipeline of students and young up and comers has dwindled to a trickle, putting the future of the industry in dire straits. We accounting parents are vehemently discouraging our children from considering this soul crushing career path.
But for today, goals were met, so break out the bubbly!
Definitely agree. That’s the entire global capitalist platform, with the last ~50 years dialing that mentality up to 11. Profits today above everything else. Publicly traded corporations will be one of the primary causes that leads to downfall of everything (and yes, I realize they’re not the only problem plaguing our society and environment, but they’re a damn big one).
My workplace stock price plunged 80% when the earnings report was lower than previous year. Not loosing money, but earned slightly less than previous year.
A company that makes hundreds of millions in revenue, every single year for decades, had a single year where the revenue decresead ever so slightly, not even close of going into red numbers.
The best thing is when companies make less more profit than the year before and headlines read like they lost money when the profits still went up just not enough up.
I work in accounting which has some analogous characteristics to what you describe. The difference I see is that in the present, top talent is replaceable. And let’s be honest. If it’s replaceable today and we make our quarterly goals at the expense of some resignations, well, champagne all around!
Where the industry isn’t looking is that they’ve created such a toxic environment, that the pipeline of students and young up and comers has dwindled to a trickle, putting the future of the industry in dire straits. We accounting parents are vehemently discouraging our children from considering this soul crushing career path.
But for today, goals were met, so break out the bubbly!
Myopia is going to kill everything.
Definitely agree. That’s the entire global capitalist platform, with the last ~50 years dialing that mentality up to 11. Profits today above everything else. Publicly traded corporations will be one of the primary causes that leads to downfall of everything (and yes, I realize they’re not the only problem plaguing our society and environment, but they’re a damn big one).
My workplace stock price plunged 80% when the earnings report was lower than previous year. Not loosing money, but earned slightly less than previous year.
A company that makes hundreds of millions in revenue, every single year for decades, had a single year where the revenue decresead ever so slightly, not even close of going into red numbers.
Stock market is the most irrational thing
The best thing is when companies make less more profit than the year before and headlines read like they lost money when the profits still went up just not enough up.