Last Tuesday, with the year not a week old, the chief executive’s earnings at an average large company overtook those of an ordinary worker for the whole of 2026. Just take a moment to let that sink in: less than six days for the boss to earn what you or I might do in a year. That being the case, you do wonder why these firms don’t get better people for their money.
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