Salary VS Profit

[Pablo-wood]

You are basically implying own business over a job which I agree with. Salaries however come with securities and less stress of managing a company, one's focus is only on the job they are assigned to. But it is very hard to reach up financially with a job as compared to a successfully running business, which might come with stress, risks of loss but at same time many perks.

It really depends on the nature of the job. There are jobs that are far better than most startups, just like there are startups that can easily outperform certain jobs. At the end of the day, both sides have their own pros and cons, and it all comes down to the specific job in question and the circumstances surrounding it.

[mu_enrico]

It depends on how much, honestly, and various circumstances.
Let's say I earn $10,000/month in profit from my business, and someone offers me a job for $20,000/month. I might hand over my business and start working for that guy. In an ideal world, being a business owner is undoubtedly the best thing, but not everyone has the capital and ability to do so. OP talks about investment, and the main factors in investing are (1) the size of your capital and (2) time, which not everyone has.

So IMO both profits and salaries are good, and nothing wrong with choosing both or one of them as long as it can meet your needs.

[Gozie51]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

I was thinking the debate is usually between salary and commission but it seem as if you change the narrative, that's thoughtful. However, salary is not just about month end, there are countries who do weekly. That's by the way.

Salary is regarded as dividend earned in monetary value for working for another person while profit is gains for doing your own business. In other words, if you are working for somebody, you won't get that unaccounted daily financial reward, you are subject to scrutiny or approval and merit for the service you render. However, I prefer that joy of independence that comes with profit. Profit has the modus of bitcoin where you have the freedom to do what you wish with your money and not subject to a boss on top of your boss. In salary, a boss is always the superior who pays salary out of his profit.

[Hazink]

If everything has a price to be paid, now you just don't have to talk about those business owners making profit from their business and paying little to workers; also talk about the times when, whether a business makes profit or not, they still have to pay the salary to workers out of their own personal pockets.

Some businesses make a whole lot, but as someone who is looking for a way to start up, you need to work to gain experience and the finances to start up your own and still have others who will work for you.

[Miles2006]

Profit over salary, any time any day!

“Profit over salary, any time any day” no doubt we’ll all agree with the statement above as a result of being an entrepreneur is more profitable compared to a paying job. The whole salary and profit making differ, I think when making comparisons like this we must judge generally base on the situation including a country economy, the job, a person status and the value of starting a business or investment etc.
Honestly we have some high paying jobs that can earn a worker free access to start a business without struggling much including investment, the point is finding what suits a person financially. We all have our different definition about profit meanwhile choosing profit comes with a lot of hard work and dedication, not everyone is able to cope to an extend especially when such person is not financially capable, generally both return gives income aside the fact profit over salary is high valued.

[Findingnemo]

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Profit over salary, any time any day!

So what are you suggesting, every compnays has to pay a share of their profits with employees or encouraging everyone to start their own compnay so they can make money?

Someone can make 50 million a day as profit but it's extremely rate with a fixed pay but who is stopping them to run their compnay and generate in millions as we thing it is but guess what it is not that easy and it comes with it's own challenges.

[tabas]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

Salary can be seen as a quick fix, working and expecting to be paid mostly at the end of a given period. Another thought is; salary is mostly paid by profit earners.

A steady turnover of profit in most cases is as a result of consistent entrepreneurial  effort.

The volume and impact of a salary and profit is incomparable with that of profit.

Plus what is reinvested from salary and profit is a big margin, it is more likely to reinvest a large chunk of profit, than that if a salary which is mostly used to pay accumulated bills.

Profit over salary, any time any day!

We like profit and that's because we know that it's going to get bigger than our salaries. But it's not always the same case. Bigger profits from businesses and investments are not the same at all times. In order for a person to profit a lot, it requires a lot of effort for them to have a better capital and then earn from it. While some say it won't require someone's huge bucks to invest and profit a lot. It's also possible but, it's all about how you'll set the foundation before you earn good profits in either investments or businesses.

[Solodoski]

Salary is regular, stable, gradually increasing even, comes with overtime and all kinds of bonuses. Profit on the other isn't guaranteed, volatile, needs capital, only comes later after recovery of investment, may not even come at all.

It true that salary is guaranteed and profit is not. It's also a fact that a salary earner can lose their job, why a profit earner can not be sacked, since they are their own boss.
In my opinion I think salary earners are those that are scared to take risk, so they prefer a 9-5 where they are sure of their salary every 30 days, but we need to realize that the job is not secured,  like I said you can be fired anytime. On the other hand profit earners are those that are willing to take risk. They are ready to suffer if the investment does not payoff, but if it does, they might be on their way to financial freedom. I think I will always prefer a profit earner than salary.

[Hatchy]

Profit over salary, any time any day!

You speak of it like there aren't much risk in making profits. Take for instance someone who's into a business and has goods which he bought at a high price during their countries inflation and then things got back to normal and the price dropped to half of which he bought them. Don't you think he would be at loss? A salary earner on the other hand won't be affected by this because he's money is most likely going to be untouched.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that making profits is bad, but sometimes we might have to look at things from another angle. It's would even be better to try out best to make profits and still earn salary till we get to some extent..

[BIT-BENDER]

It depends on the type of profit and the type of salary. Someone who has a very low scale business can't compare their earnings with someone earning six figures. Don't forget athletes, doctors, Engineers, lawyers and other professionals are salary earners now it depends on your salary, also this salary earners has been able to use the salaries they got from their job to purse their entrepreneurship dreams.
If you have the chance and are earning well from your salary you can find a way to earn both salary and make profit from other opportunities.

[Jewan420]

Both salary and profit are earned through hard work. Even in both cases, your talent is important. The biggest difference between salary and profit is risk and capital. As an employee, it is possible to get salary based on your talent and hard work and it is predictable and stable, even in terms of salary, there is no risk. On the other hand, to earn profit, you need the ability to take risks and capital along with your talent and hard work, which not everyone has. Even if it is possible to get profit every day, it is unpredictable, unstable and very risky.

The attitude of an employee and the attitude of a businessman are always different, an investor is never afraid of taking risks and can easily accept business losses and run towards profit again at double speed. The life of a businessman does not run in a straight line, rather, their life is full of ups and downs. But what a successful businessman achieves in a few years is equivalent to the achievements of an employee in his entire life.

Most of the employed people are afraid of taking risks and they feel more comfortable being slaves to others which is the opposite of the business person. Their life runs on a straight line principle and it is very easy for them to arrange a monthly plan. The good thing is that they do not have to go through the ups and downs like a businessman. But it is difficult for them to achieve anything big in life.

Everything has its good and bad sides, but whatever you do, keep doing it with dedication. If you are ready to live a simple life and be slaves to others then you can choose a job. If you dream of achieving something big by taking risks then choose business, but here you have to have a losing mentality. No job is small, always prioritize your freedom.

[Cheema02]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

Salary can be seen as a quick fix, working and expecting to be paid mostly at the end of a given period. Another thought is; salary is mostly paid by profit earners.

A steady turnover of profit in most cases is as a result of consistent entrepreneurial  effort.

The volume and impact of a salary and profit is incomparable with that of profit.

Plus what is reinvested from salary and profit is a big margin, it is more likely to reinvest a large chunk of profit, than that if a salary which is mostly used to pay accumulated bills.

Profit over salary, any time any day!

You made it a serious discussion about profit over salary as many entrepreneurs need to understand it. Yeah a salary has many limitations but it comes with stablity and prediction. Anyone who is doing a job can expect his salary how much it will be or how much they have signed for. You are right that profits don't have limitations while salary is fixed and paid at intervals. A salary is the payment of our job our hardwork our services. While a profit is the result of many risks, Innovation, creativity and logical thinking and it can be grown on larger scale with right efforts and planning. As you have written that salary people can also do so as a businessman is earning profits. Reinvestment can play a major role in the life of a salary gainer beacause he can use his salary to save some money for investment. So profit and salary play different role in life at different stages.

[rachael9385]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

Salary can be seen as a quick fix, working and expecting to be paid mostly at the end of a given period. Another thought is; salary is mostly paid by profit earners.

A steady turnover of profit in most cases is as a result of consistent entrepreneurial  effort.

The volume and impact of a salary and profit is incomparable with that of profit.

Plus what is reinvested from salary and profit is a big margin, it is more likely to reinvest a large chunk of profit, than that if a salary which is mostly used to pay accumulated bills.

Profit over salary, any time any day!

There is nothing wrong with earning salary if that's what anyone prefers but it cannot be compared to when you are making profit. The programming of the world is to keep people in bondage and the only way to be free from the matrix is to have something that gives you profit without working for anyone, this is what freedom is all about.  Depending only on what your being paid for working under someone Is a trap

[Hamza2424]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

Salary can be seen as a quick fix, working and expecting to be paid mostly at the end of a given period. Another thought is; salary is mostly paid by profit earners.

Profit from trading, business, side hustle that is apart from salary is always better, because we can earn exactly 12 months a year, but with profit from trading, business we can earn more, and more time, although the quantity does not matter, the amount of the money matters, if you make $100k a year and after receiving profits 120 times a year and still you make a $10k profit. Not a match.

I agree with your point here that salary takers are not risk takers, they prefer stable source of income and the companies in which they are working, they are the results of risk takers, and they won and now hiring people to do the work, while they making money managing things for which they can even hire people and they can chose to do nothing.

[Cookdata]

A steady turnover of profit in most cases is as a result of consistent entrepreneurial  effort.

The volume and impact of a salary and profit is incomparable with that of profit.

Plus what is reinvested from salary and profit is a big margin, it is more likely to reinvest a large chunk of profit, than that if a salary which is mostly used to pay accumulated bills.

Profit over salary, any time any day!

Nothing you said in this post make any sense. Maybe from your end, it makes sense that your investment is more than your salary but it's not like that everywhere. You can't make an investment that is going to give you a profit without earning a salary, it's your salary that is going to act as a stepping stone to your investment unless you had your investment money fall down from heaven which is not possible. What I think you should have said is which one is good for long term and that is your investment.

You didn't make an emphasis on how anything that gives you profits today can as well gives you a loss, you can never be too careful about it because something are beyond what you can control. Some investment are affected by how the economy is run, you can't control it. When we had covid back in 2019 every retail business had to gb e greatest fall in history and you can't do anything about it, some people live with it for a year until everything came back to normal.

[Ziskinberg]

Both are crucial if you want to live your life to the fullest. I mean you have a stable job that pays you regular amount of salary, and of course any potential investment that in the end will give you unlimited amount of profits. However, if you want to maximize your potential of earning income, then focus on generating profits. Profits are bigger than any salary, at least if you have a highly potential investment. But if you are just working on a minimal investment, it’s better to just keep your job first and invest without leaving your job.

[Davidvictorson]

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I do not catch the drift of this write up between salary and profit.

But here's some of my thoughts on it. They are both distinct and while one seem like money paid to a worker, another is money earned by an investor or a business owner. You also forgot to talk about dividend. It is another money from profits that goes to shareholders. And then we can talk about royalties too. It is money that goes to the owners of intellectual properties for the use of their ideas, products and what have you. I can go on but salary and profit money is just more, some people do not earn any like you have already read.

[AmoreJaz]

Both are crucial if you want to live your life to the fullest. I mean you have a stable job that pays you regular amount of salary, and of course any potential investment that in the end will give you unlimited amount of profits. However, if you want to maximize your potential of earning income, then focus on generating profits. Profits are bigger than any salary, at least if you have a highly potential investment. But if you are just working on a minimal investment, it’s better to just keep your job first and invest without leaving your job.

As it depends on the person whether he can venture into something like investments or business that will give him regular profit, or he is more on just staying on a stable job. Because not all people can venture into a business, right? So this option depends on the capability of the person. You can't say that a person will go to business, but have no passion on this. Whether business or steady job, will be up to the individual as they know for sure what are their capabilities in this human survival. A lot are choosing steady jobs for so many reasons. Whereas, some are trying their hands on business for better opportunities. Whichever path one chooses, he should be ready for the consequences on his chosen path.

[uneng]

Well, that is new for me, because from what I understand, my salary is the profit I make over my labor. So it's not actually one versus another, rather there is a mutual connection between both of them. Depending the place where you work, the salary can be also received hourly, daily, weekly or every 15 days. You can work for yourself, or you can work for a company, and the money you will receive will be a salary, anyway.

What investors earn are dividends or interest over their funds, what is also profit, which correspond to passive income category. I think it would be more accurate to compare passive income to salary made from your active daily labor.

[goldkingcoiner]

Both salary and profit are both rewards for actions. Think about it; salary is paid in most cases just twelve times a year, yes twelve times, profit on the other end can be earned any day, and any time of the year, off course a return on investment.

Salary can be seen as a quick fix, working and expecting to be paid mostly at the end of a given period. Another thought is; salary is mostly paid by profit earners.

A steady turnover of profit in most cases is as a result of consistent entrepreneurial  effort.

The volume and impact of a salary and profit is incomparable with that of profit.

Plus what is reinvested from salary and profit is a big margin, it is more likely to reinvest a large chunk of profit, than that if a salary which is mostly used to pay accumulated bills.

Profit over salary, any time any day!

Either way you are trading time for money. Sure, it may be possible to make on one more than the other. Depending on how good you are "negotiating" how much money your time is worth. To each his own talents. 

Although some people do seem to box themselves into a low-income mindset just because of their family/personal lives jobs can become overbearing, and that kind of "safe"
life is chosen over finding out your own potential.

In other words: No guts no glory.