> The thing is, I just can’t find an argument why I should be able to get very rich doing my job.
Sure, but if you are a really good engineer in software, someone is going to get "very rich" from your work. Why not (partly) you?
Sure, but if you are a really good engineer in software, someone is going to get "very rich" from your work. Why not (partly) you?
The short answer is that he is replaceable, while the owners are not.
Of course, plenty of people work for themselves, that's the beauty of the free marketplace.
But to assume increasing salaries _is the way to go_ feels like such a capitalist/american viewpoint that it's hard to understand why it's trying to be applicable to Europe too.