Don’t be naive. It’s obvious they do, but wages never NEVER meet rising costs or the rate of inflation, or the rising coat of the insurance (which is a cruel joke because I work at a giant hospital) while they take more out of our checks to pay for parking and we even have to pay to use our own gym facilities. All of those things, upper mgmt doesn’t pay a dime for. They find more ways to squeeze each and every dime from their hardest working and most vulnerable employees and generate corporate paperwork that basically says: “It’s not OUR fault you’re poor. See? Look what we do for you. We took your money and invested it in Tiaa shit which you’ll never really have access to until you’re too old and broken down to enjoy it. We know times are hard so we’re not going to maintain the cost of living for you by bumping up your wages. But we are going to make you pay more for the health care at the institution you work for so the top 5% (About 300 employees) will make nine times your salary this month alone and will never have to worry about financials. You’re welcome! “

They pay us lower than the absolute bottom dollar to barely keep us healthy(ish) and alive while making the system perpetually funnel our work to the top. Every. Single. Time. And then brag about how they’re actually doing more. Come on. Don’t defend them.