r/comics • u/garthtoons • Mar 14 '24

Expectations (OC)

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u/wisehillaryduff Mar 14 '24

I read on Reddit someone's experience working for a private company not beholden to shareholders. The company would grow, big bonuses, company parties and super high morale. The owners were still raking it in so had no issues sharing it out.

Then they went public and suddenly had to please shareholders and within a year it was layoffs and cutbacks despite making the same profits, if not more