The gap between CEO compensation and median worker pay at Starbucks hit 6,666 to 1 last year. In other words, to make as much money as their CEO made in 2024, typical baristas would’ve had to start brewing macchiatos around the time humans first invented the wheel. Starbucks is the worst offender, but jaw-dropping gaps are the norm among America’s leading low-wage corporations.
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