If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs. James Sinegal, businessman
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Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company. James Sinegal, businessman
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If you've got to work for the rest of your life, you'd better do something you'll enjoy. James Sinegal, businessman
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You just can't get too focused on worrying about what's going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term. James Sinegal, businessman
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We want to turn our inventory faster than our people. James Sinegal, businessman
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You don't have a very motivated working class, it starts to affect the dynamics of the economy. If workers are disenchanted and disenfranchised, productivity losses will go along with that. James Sinegal, businessman
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It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything. James Sinegal, businessman
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Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who does he think he is?' It's again good business. But it is also an obligation. James Sinegal, businessman
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We are a company that promotes 100% within the company. James Sinegal, businessman
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Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company. The message is that all brilliance emanates from the top; that the worker on the floor of the store or the factory is insignificant. James Sinegal, businessman
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In the final analysis, you get what you pay for. James Sinegal, businessman
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Paying good wages is not in opposition to good productivity. James Sinegal, businessman
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We've always been in favor of improved wages for workers. When you have a strong middle class, they want to buy more stuff at Costco. James Sinegal, businessman
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I say at our management conferences that the amount Wal-Mart grows in just one year is the equivalent of Costco's size. James Sinegal, businessman
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We would rather have our employees running our business. James Sinegal, businessman
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I think that most of the people running companies today are motivated and pay is a small portion of the motivation. James Sinegal, businessman
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