Why I Paid a Higher Salary to My Employees Than Myself

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Everybody that starts a company does so because they want to make a living on that. They want to make money so they can pay for the things they want. To make a company grow, they will probably have to hire employees. They cannot do everything by themselves. And to hire employees, they will need to pay for them.

A typical picture in everybody’s heads is that the boss is supposed to be the person that makes most of the money in a company. We are used to seeing employees complaining about money when the boss is driving a fancy car. That is how capitalism is supposed to be, right?

After my company became profitable, I had a cousin that was starting a business. He was shocked that I was paying more to my employees than myself. He wanted to make a lot of money for himself but wasn’t willing to invest in other people. His company never grew, and he had to close it.

For many, capitalism is the land of greedy entrepreneurs and exploiters. The capitalists’ main occupation is to take advantage of the needy in an attempt to maximize profits without any kind of ethical scruple, destroying human beings and the environment in the process.

“Entrepreneurs are not to be trusted. They are explorers who take advantage of employees and customers.” This conclusion is false, which also creates confusion about the source of the profit. Certain individuals think that profit comes from exploiting the weak. In fact, it comes from the provision of strength.

I did an 18-months internship in a gaming startup while I was doing college. It was the founder and three interns working on it. I barely was experienced, and all of a sudden, I had a lot of responsibilities. For me, it was an excellent experience as I had the opportunity to learn many different things. Unfortunately, the startup never succeed.