"That big chunk of profits comes from the fact that you took the initial risk"
And why do any of the current employees care about that? All they see right now is you sitting on your ass while they're the ones doing the actual work.
"you worked the endless hours at the beginning"
And now you're not, and they're the ones working the endless hours. Or perhaps a number of them were also there at the beginning, working the endless hours.
"you created the whole thing in the first place."
This is not always true.
"Why on earth should they resent you continuing to take your fair share of the fruits of your previous labor?"
Because they don't see it as being a fair share.
"If they have a problem with that, the problem isn't with you, it's with capitalism in general."
Not necessarily. Capitalism doesn't say that one should be able to rest on one's laurels forever.
And quite frankly, if you want your employees to work hard for you, then you need to lead by example. If you're going to sit on your ass, then why shouldn't they?
>>"That big chunk of profits comes from the fact that you took the initial risk"
>And why do any of the current employees care about that? All they see right now is you sitting on your ass while they're the ones doing the actual work.
Furthermore, they may see themselves as the reason you did not fail. In their minds, it was their brilliant insight about X that saved you from failing.
>>"If they have a problem with that, the problem isn't with you, it's with capitalism in general."
>Not necessarily. Capitalism doesn't say that one should be able to rest on one's laurels forever.
It doesn't matter whom the problem is with. It is now your problem.
And why do any of the current employees care about that? All they see right now is you sitting on your ass while they're the ones doing the actual work.
"you worked the endless hours at the beginning"
And now you're not, and they're the ones working the endless hours. Or perhaps a number of them were also there at the beginning, working the endless hours.
"you created the whole thing in the first place."
This is not always true.
"Why on earth should they resent you continuing to take your fair share of the fruits of your previous labor?"
Because they don't see it as being a fair share.
"If they have a problem with that, the problem isn't with you, it's with capitalism in general."
Not necessarily. Capitalism doesn't say that one should be able to rest on one's laurels forever.
And quite frankly, if you want your employees to work hard for you, then you need to lead by example. If you're going to sit on your ass, then why shouldn't they?