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FACT: “The top 9 executives in Apple earn more than the combined wages of 95 000 employees that male Apple products”

The question posed to me here is would I, if I were fortunate enough to be one of the 9 executives, boldly take this salary? And the answer is a resounding YES! I would definitely, and with no shame, take the salary because I am entitled to it having done the work as per the deliverables and the terms and conditions of my performance and employment contract. This would then enable me to afford, live and maintain a lifestyle that I work hard for – getting rich in the process would be a bonus and that’s my ultimate goal!

We are all parties (some active and some not) in the hustle and bustle of our world’s economy and we work, if not hoping and dreaming, to afford a comfortable and decent lifestyle so, if presented with an opportunity to earn that much for a year’s work by fulfilling a set of preconditions attached to it, I believe (unequivocally so) we would all go for it and earn what’s due to us.

We live in a world where you cannot make everyone happy and we are all at different levels in the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs that motivates us, for these exact reasons we rely on universal law to guide the legality and legitimacy of our actions in attempting to satisfy our needs from basic to self actualization. On the same basis, one has to note that this “remuneration”, substantial as it is, and the decision to award it are contractually bound and enforced – this alone establishes and involves a legal agreement that facilitates mutual benefit for the concerned parties.

Law is on my side as far as this matter is concerned and the sum can be legitimately defended with logic and justification. To deny me what’s due to me would be selfish and I, relying on my virtues, would have been exploited and denied the same protection and security provided by generic norms and values that we all strive for and practice. I refuse to be held at ransom because of a virtue or virtues that some people subscribe to but would not think twice about the same if conditions favoured them.

Also, there’s tactical and strategic skills, overall strategy, short to long term objectives, stakeholder engagement and involvement, share price and shareholder’s dividends attached to earning that much. There is no comparison of the job descriptions, the workload and activities in all levels within an organization. If you put in the work as part and leader of the top brass, overseeing and responsible for the entire company – more importantly the long term goals that would help secure and to an extent, guarantee the jobs of lower-level management and their subordinates or front line staff you must get rewarded for it.

Remember that doing the “right thing” is largely influenced by virtues, norms and values and carry different weight and/or importance from person to person – the best we can do for others is hope that the morals and ethics they subscribe to would guide their choices and decisions for greater good of the world an those who live in it.

SUS1501/2 – 2018 by SJ Ngobeni-Radebe

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