I currently own a small business and am truly horrified at the majority of the stories on here. The majority of these stories involve employers actions that are immoral or completely illegal. I have always viewed that the employees of my company come first. I pay as much as the business can afford to our employees and I pay myself half the salary of our lowest paid employee. If an employee needs help financially I loan or personally give him / her the funds. I also promote the company as a team with no individual including myself above another. I feel a large number of employees miss the connection that revenue growth in a company directly correlates to ability for a company to provide more to the employees. I will be the first to admit from the stories many employers on here want all the money for themself. My goal in this post is for everyone to focus on the fact that your value is based on revenue generated and more importantly I want to encourage everyone to leverage their value to there advantage. Too many stories on here involve fear of their employer. If there is fear it’s time to truly evaluate staying