Originally posted by twhitehead

Ha ha ha ha ha. Companies do not pay wages based on whether or not their profits allow it.

Yeah you're right, profits down = take on more staff. Profits up = lay staff off.

Originally posted by Wajoma
Yeah you're right, profits down = take on more staff. Profits up = lay staff off.

We are discussing salaries not number of staff.
Tell me, can you provide any evidence that this is a general trend:
profits up: higher salaries, profits down: lower salaries.
Nope, didn't think so.

Originally posted by Wajoma
Yeah you're right, profits down = take on more staff. Profits up = lay staff off.

take on more staff = profits down
lay staff off = profits up