A company should never give the store away to it's labor force however it should pay them a living wage... It's one thing if a company is struggling to keep its head above water but in the past few years a culture of corporate greed has reared its head...Fanned by high unemployment companies are working their people longer hours, demanded higher productivity and reduced wages for new hires... This is not only happening in low sector jobs its also taking place in many of the trades and some of the professions....This is a prime example of trickle up poverty.