>Why do people think they should get a cut of the savings? If you work for the company
Because they are directly responsible for the savings.
Why should a lawyer get a cut of her billable hours? Because she's directly responsible for doing the work over those hours. Same concept.
>you should want to see it succeed for the sake of your own future with the company
Why? Loyalty isn't a given. If a company is paying you $8/hr and offering you Pizza as an incentive to do well, they don't value you and won't be loyal to you. Being loyal to them would be accepting exploitation, not being honorable. There is no future in jobs like this.
Further, you are working to provide for yourself. Under no circumstances should you put the needs of a massive company ahead of your own well-being. It's not like you're accepting an opportunity cost for a few years, as is the case when starting up your own company. You're a wage slave at $8 an hour. If the company paying you that can't provide for you, fuck them -- go sell your labor elsewhere, you owe them nothing.
>But don't be greedy and expect more.
It isn't greedy to expect reasonable compensation for quantifiable value you directly provide to a company.
>Why do people think they should get a cut of the savings? If you work for the company
Because they are directly responsible for the savings.
Why should a lawyer get a cut of her billable hours? Because she's directly responsible for doing the work over those hours. Same concept.
>you should want to see it succeed for the sake of your own future with the company
Why? Loyalty isn't a given. If a company is paying you $8/hr and offering you Pizza as an incentive to do well, they don't value you and won't be loyal to you. Being loyal to them would be accepting exploitation, not being honorable. There is no future in jobs like this.
Further, you are working to provide for yourself. Under no circumstances should you put the needs of a massive company ahead of your own well-being. It's not like you're accepting an opportunity cost for a few years, as is the case when starting up your own company. You're a wage slave at $8 an hour. If the company paying you that can't provide for you, fuck them -- go sell your labor elsewhere, you owe them nothing.
>But don't be greedy and expect more.
It isn't greedy to expect reasonable compensation for quantifiable value you directly provide to a company.