12-08-2021, 05:22 PM
Do we think future earnings will suffer due to increased wages *and* decreased produ
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/better-com-ceo-accused-hundreds-161831980.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/better-com-ceo-accused-hundreds-161831980.html</a></p> <p>I have a friend who thinks that this most likely isn't "the only company" where workers are "stealing time" thanks to the pandemic.</p> <p>How is this not affecting companies earnings? If you need to pay more to get the same level as productivity (through increased wages <em>and</em> people being less productive overall), how does that not cannibalize earnings?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/waltwhitman83"> /u/waltwhitman83 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/rbvkwm/do_we_think_future_earnings_will_suffer_due_to/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/rbvkwm/do_we_think_future_earnings_will_suffer_due_to/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/better-com-ceo-accused-hundreds-161831980.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/better-com-ceo-accused-hundreds-161831980.html</a></p> <p>I have a friend who thinks that this most likely isn't "the only company" where workers are "stealing time" thanks to the pandemic.</p> <p>How is this not affecting companies earnings? If you need to pay more to get the same level as productivity (through increased wages <em>and</em> people being less productive overall), how does that not cannibalize earnings?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/waltwhitman83"> /u/waltwhitman83 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/rbvkwm/do_we_think_future_earnings_will_suffer_due_to/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/rbvkwm/do_we_think_future_earnings_will_suffer_due_to/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
