We do own the company as shareholders. Ownership and control are not the same thing. Even majority owner founders can be fired, and don't really "control" their worth. Control is fleeting and illusory in life, we all achieve more through collaboration and compromise.
it's in our interests to see the whole company, all of our colleagues, succeed, over a period of years, and not just our own little narrow part of it. This is idealistic of course, and our influence can be small, but I think it matters and promotes cohesion.
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Secondly: RSUs become shares and our 401k gets stock and that means we have votes and a say. It's not a majority, and it's not as much worker-ownership as I'd prefer to see (like a true cooperative), but it's significant. Colleagues are using those rights to submit petitions!
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Both of these things are a product of ownership and go beyond what transactional cash achieves.
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renting, etc). But company messaging that we’re all owners and one big ol’ family is just BS.