Emotions Unleashed: Readers Share Their Raw Emotions on Overpaid Athletes and Influencers
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In a world where income inequality is a growing concern, it’s not uncommon for people to question the value of certain jobs and the amount of money they earn. An online thread sparked a conversation about the jobs that are perceived to be severely overpaid, From professional athletes to CEOs. We’ll take a closer look at the responses from readers and explore the arguments for and against the high salaries of these professions.
Professional Athletes
To start, a user commented, “Maybe if the stars and the owners made realistic money, people could afford to take their families out for a game.”
CEOs
One Redditor replied, “Our goal last year was to make $100M, and instead, we lost $20M. Imagine how much more we would have lost if we didn’t have this CEO! $10M bonus to him!”
A second Redditor added, “The longer I work for a corporation, the more convinced I become of how unfair the system is. I strongly believe or at least see at our company that the company’s profit is made by middle management and below. My company brought in millions in revenue last year. I really don’t see what business our CEO brought in. Yet, he got a bonus package in excess of $1m, and I got $2,500….”
Hedge Fund Managers
A popular comment was, “Hedge-fond managers: they charge a lot and normally return less than an ETF.”
A second comment read, “Hedge Fund managers. They are parasites on actual work.’
Actors/Actresses
One Redditor simply said, “Every job in the entertainment industry.”
A second Redditor added, “Actors. Don’t get me wrong, I love movies, but I feel like a brain surgeon should earn more.”
Politicians
One Redditor commented, “How is “politicians” not the number one answer? Salary for life.”
Real Estate Flippers
One Redditor replied, “House flippers. . . So tired of seeing these predators offer pennies on the dollar for property only to slap a coat or two of paint on it and then sell it for a huge profit. I consider the practice somewhat predatory.”
Real Estate Agents
A simple comment was, “Realtors. I save up money for years just to hand it over to you for closing a deal on a house that I found online.”
Healthcare Administration
A user commented, “Healthcare administration – especially for non-profits. The salaries are insane.”
A second user added, “Scrolled down to say this. Healthcare administrators get paid way more than doctors ever do., And people are always on our case for “being paid a lot.” We’re not considering how many hours we work.”
Photographers
One Redditor said, “wedding photographers. Not saying there’s not any skill involved, but 5K or more is literal bull for a 4 hr shoot and a half-day of editing. and they were out here with iPhones are taking better pics than you anyway.”
Corporate Executives
A popular comment read, “Especially executives. There’s no reason someone should make millions a year while laying people off. Like dude…take a pay cut first.”
A second comment was, “Most executive roles. Executives rarely do much, and they are mostly public face roles. They have a team of assistants that do the jobs for them, and those assistants are very underpaid for their work. “
Social Media Influencers
One Redditor added, “YouTube personalities that can make “let me give $10,000 away and film a stranger cry, and I’ll make more than $10,000 back” are probably overpaid.”
Reality TV Stars
A funny comment was, “Being a Kardashian/Jenner. Not even a job, and somehow they still get paid exorbitant amounts of money for it.”
Board Members
One simple answer was, “Members of big corporate boards of directors.”
A second user replied, “Upper management/board of directors. They do nothing except come up with stupid ideas once in a blue moon and make everyone else’s job more difficult. Never actually seen them manage anything either.”
Preachers
Finally, a Redditor replied, “Megachurch preacher. Jesus traveled by donkey. Why do preachers need private jets?’
It’s clear that Redditors have some strong opinions about which jobs are overpaid. From CEOs to social media influencers, it seems like almost everyone is fair game. But hey, at least we can all agree that some people deserve a raise, right? Right? …Anyone?
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