> you can't just create a work culture where you aren't the boss and you let your employees run roughshod over you. dude; just fire the freeloaders, no big deal. stop obsessing over this. if you're gonna run a company, get comfortable firing people who deserve it. business is business.     > can your employer sustain you? that's why i'm advocating employee ownership: because then you don't have to guarantee them a high wage, just a regular one that is market conform. but if the company does well, the employees share the reward. it's a simple and fair system. don't overthink it.  there is no ideal work environment unless you have a government job and you get paid by tax dollars.  employees don't expect a perfect work environment. they just expect a reasonable work load and a fair wage.
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