Happy Opening Day! (even though MLB hates it's fans)

[BioCRN]

The very idea of being an employee not trying to extract everything they can from an employer is mindblowing to me.

If I'm making someone else money with my talents or labor I want as much as I can get from whoever wants to legally employ me. If I'm giving up financial compensation, I want other perks (more days off, other flexibility, etc).

I think sports salaries are crazy, but "the market" is supporting them. Every new revenue stream coming in is breaking toward the players getting a cut rather than fans getting cheaper tickets/concessions, but this is benefiting owners, too.

The Boston Celtics didn't just sell 6.1 billion dollars because player salaries are a money pit of despair for ownership.

[KJA]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

The very idea of being an employee not trying to extract everything they can from an employer is mindblowing to me.

If I'm making someone else money with my talents or labor I want as much as I can get from whoever wants to legally employ me. If I'm giving up financial compensation, I want other perks (more days off, other flexibility, etc).

I think sports salaries are crazy, but "the market" is supporting them. Every new revenue stream coming in is breaking toward the players getting a cut rather than fans getting cheaper tickets/concessions, but this is benefiting owners, too.

The Boston Celtics didn't just sell 6.1 billion dollars because player salaries are a money pit of despair for ownership.

That's always been my thought process, if somebody is willing to pay you that much then you are a fool to not take that money. Especially since you aren't going to play forever so you might as well get what you can while you can.