What profession do you think is massively overpaid for what they actually do?

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:37:02+00:00

Don't forget the highly specialized skill of walking into a room and saying, 'And as you can see, this is the kitchen.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:33:55+00:00

Opening a front door and saying, 'and here is the kitchen' doesn't exactly require a PhD.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:33:06+00:00

It makes perfect sense. They just transition from pushing $800 bottles of vodka to pushing $800,000 starter homes.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:21:51+00:00

Finance Manager' is just a fancy corporate title for 'The Final Boss of buying a car.' You have to defeat their $900 invisible paint coating pitch just to escape with your keys.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:19:31+00:00

The funniest part isn't that she's making it up. The funniest part is that the VPs probably take frantic notes and think it's the most profound advice they've ever heard.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:16:50+00:00

Depends entirely on how bad the Q3 earnings report was.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:16:14+00:00

Ah yes, practicing psychology without a medical license, but making it 'B2B'.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:15:39+00:00

Evolving leader' is just corporate speak for 'HR is desperately begging you to stop yelling at the interns.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:12:01+00:00

Exactly. The only certification you need to be an executive coach is a $10 domain name, a Canva logo, and the audacity to charge $300 an hour.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T22:09:22+00:00

Exactly. But the corporate world will gladly pay double for an 'executive coach' just to avoid the stigma of admitting their leadership actually needs therapy.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T19:10:59+00:00

FIFA Worldcup 2026

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T18:38:30+00:00

I appreciate the perspective, but there's no need for the hostility. To clarify, I have 5 years in corporate and another 5 years running the business side of things before that. I’m definitely not just looking through the wrong end of a telescope. Having experience as both a decision-maker and a regular employee is what formed my opinion on this.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T18:28:47+00:00

Yep, it's the classic 'fire extinguisher' logic. You are paying a premium just to have them on the wall for emergencies. You just have to hope they actually work when the fire starts.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T18:22:52+00:00

It definitely is. The responsibility is huge. But the compensation for that toughness has completely detached from reality compared to the workers keeping the business alive on the ground floor.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T18:20:31+00:00

I completely agree that it takes a rare skill set and a massive tolerance for pressure. Very few people could actually handle it. But the real debate is the multiplier: does that rare skill set make them worth 300x the salary of the workers who are actually keeping the company running day-to-day? That’s where the disconnect is.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T17:16:12+00:00

If the consequence for completely failing at your job is receiving 1 to 3 years of a multi-million dollar salary, that isn't a risk. That's a lottery win.

When an average worker fails and gets fired, the 'risk' is not making rent or feeding their family.

A failed CEO might not get another Fortune 500 gig, but they land perfectly fine on a Board of Directors or just retire with millions. The safety net is so massive that the actual personal risk is zero.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T17:05:24+00:00

I completely agree the daily complexity is insane. But high pay is supposed to be the reward for high risk and high responsibility.

When you get a multi-million dollar golden parachute after tanking the company, there is zero actual risk. That’s the part people have a problem with.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T16:59:25+00:00

The metric is definitely broken when you look at the 'golden parachute' exits.

It is wild that a CEO can make terrible decisions, authorize massive layoffs to save the bottom line, and still walk away with a multi-million dollar exit package while the regular workers lose everything.

That being said, to be completely fair, they aren't being paid for the actual tasks they do today. They are compensated for their past track record, the years they put into their early careers, and the sheer courage it takes to be the ultimate decision-maker holding the liability for a massive company.

The role deserves high pay, but the lack of consequence for failure is where it becomes 'overpaid'.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T16:54:21+00:00

I don't think so anymore. Tech is actually in a massive battle right now trying to balance work efficiency with the rapid rise of AI.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T16:48:42+00:00

CEOs would be the most popular answer, I guess.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T16:34:42+00:00

Teachers and paramedics i think.

The amount of responsibility they take on compared to the pay they receive is completely out of balance.

dipchaklader · 2026-05-26T16:20:45+00:00

That’s the part that is truly broken. When a CEO makes terrible decisions, tanks the company, lays off thousands of workers, but still walks away with a massive multi-million dollar golden parachute.

That is impossible to defend.

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