How much profit do you think you make for the company you work for after your salary?

baileysbattlebus

Doozergirl wrote: »

Oh please. I do not spend my entire life looking at business from a soft angle. I am specifically talking about people on this board, that perhaps don't realise that if they do a good job then it is absolutely possible that they do contribute towards profit. It was one comment which you appear to have turned into some huge profitability perspective for every business out there and decide therefore that this somehow reflects on my own business acumen.

Frankly, everybody needs to do a good job to make a business succeed and everyone has their place in a company's profitability regardless or not of whether you call them a direct cost. The more they cost, they impact upon profits. The more they contribute, the more they save in resource and therefore they contribute towards profit, even if it's a few hours worth of work a week where they don't need to employ someone else. If you are bad at your job then your cost to the company is greater where others have to pick up the slack. Some people's job are to go out there and get the money but everyone else has a responsibilty to make the whole thing run smoothly - perhaps they are not directly employed by the business to create profit and are considered an overhead by people like you, but overheads are necessary to make businesses work and where each member of staff contributes well, they are contributing to profit - perhaps in a small way - but regardless of the fact that they also cost money.

There is no bad business in that. When the people working for us work efficiently, there is more profit in the pot for me, therefore I really appreciate those people. When they come up with an idea that costs less but does the job, there is more profit for me.

I did say overheads were necessarily - and they are -

and if I have upset/annoyed you I apologise -

The original post was about how much profit you have made for your company - not what is your perceived value to your company - or what value does your company place on you because people like you and will more than likely return to the business because of that. Every employee in a business should be equally valuable regardless of position.

In business not everyone is able to contribute to profits (it could be because of the nature of their job and/or their ability) does that mean they have no value to the business - no it doesn't - does that mean you shouldn't employ them - no it doesn't.

treliac

baileysbattlebus wrote: »

The original post was about how much profit you have made for your company - not what is your perceived value to your company

It's an odd sort of question IMO and can only be answered literally by a small number of people who could calculate an exact such figure attributable entirely to themselves, if indeed anyone could.

A business is supported by all levels of staff who work together to generate a profit. It's a collective responsibility to which everyone contributes and is of value.

A bit of fun as a discussion topic but not one to be taken too seriously I'd suggest.

hullight

I start earning a bonus when I get over £15k in a month or something, but the company only gets commission on that amount. Salary is about £14k.

thescouselander

Generali wrote: »

I would imagine you cost an awful lot more than that! I believe the MOD now employs more bureaucrats than fighting (wo)men these days.

Er, how did you work that one out? The military outnumber civilians by at least 2:1 - also some of those civilians are serving in theatre so are directly supporting the front line.

Generali

thescouselander wrote: »

Er, how did you work that one out? The military outnumber civilians by at least 2:1 - also some of those civilians are serving in theatre so are directly supporting the front line.

It was a claim in The Sunday Times that I took at face value.

Where do your numbers come from?

purch

If I sold an intergrated desktop to printing press software application, together with related installation consultancy services to a major newspaper for £8 million. How much have I made the company which employs me?

You lost them £ 2,000,000 :eek:

Oh.........and You're Fired !!!!!

caeler

I technically make a loss for my company but I'm OK with that. I'm known as an overhead! But I definately add value so I suppose it makes it OK!

thescouselander

Generali wrote: »

It was a claim in The Sunday Times that I took at face value.

Where do your numbers come from?

According to the MOD there are 86,629 equivalent full time civilians

http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD6A422D-837B-41C7-9F3D-7525F7F3B7CF/0/cws09_final.pdf

vs approximately (according to Janes Defence):

37000 in the Royal Navy
110,000 in the Army
43,000 in the RAF

Total: 190,000

The number of military increases further still when you include reservists.