Comments on: Apple execs underpaid, board says

Saying it needs to do more to retain top employees, company asks shareholders to approve a cash bonus program for executives.

[Sir Geek]

Underpaid ?

So making 8.25 Million over all, Tim Cook is underpaid ?

Where do I go to get an under paid job like that ?

[zeroplane]

Republician Economics

Well, this is republician economics. 1% of a company should make 90% of the salary. Similar to the rest of the nation.

Sadly this isn't going to change unless the US becomes highly socialist, all of the baby boomers die off, or a new generation changes the rules (highly unlikely). All are highly unlikely.

Unless you where born into a upper middleclass or wealthy family you will never get a job like the one described. Unless you sell you soul that is.

Enjoy,

[benmantle]

in response to story and prev comments..

'work hard and you will be rewarded is still very much alive here in the US..' (or however it was paraphrased) is total rubbish.
certainly if you're born into pretty much any average low income family - work hard and all you'll be lucky to do is get by..
if you're parents can even afford extortionate college fees, you've already been 'born into' an advantaged position only a low % of americans enjoy. lets be honest, making it into these or any other very high earning positions requires that you've probably come from a very privaleged background and if not that then a high level of greed (call it ambition if you will! lol), back-stabbing and general lack of decency and humanity are probably qualities that you've come to terms with (and given new and nicer sounding names).
come on you guys, socialism (fairness) is NOT communism and even that (in an ideological sense anyway because of course we know it doesn't really work!) is not a 'dirty word'. GET OVER IT! greed isn't good! you're so-called capital democracy and 'free-market' is not that at all. read a little!!! some keywords for you: pentagon war economy nafta gatt, eu cap, wto, world bank.
sorry to go off topic there, but these level of salaries mentioned above really BLEEP me off!!! i was thinking of buying an ipod today, but comparing bank balances - i've changed my mind!

[ntrlsur]

ohh what the hell...

Your hardwork will never pay off for you. Someone elses hardwork will thought. I work hard everyday for my employer but it won't get me anywhere because i am working for him/her and not myself. To make a better life for yourself you have to work for yourself. But you can't work for yourself unless you can find the money. You can't find the money unless you have the education and you can't get the education without having a chance. I was given a chance to educate myself and I did. Now I will be stuck in a low paying job because here is no where else to go except india to find a job nowadays......