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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 184

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

There was, however, no charity in any way involved. That was not generally understood. Many employers thought we were just making the announcement because we were prosperous and wanted advertising and they condemned us because we were upsetting standards--violating the custom of paying a man the smallest amount he would take. There is nothing to such standards and customs. They have to be wiped out. Some day they will be. Otherwise, we cannot abolish poverty. We made the change not merely because we wanted to pay higher wages and thought we could pay them. We wanted to pay these wages so that the business would be on a lasting foundation. We were not distributing anything--we were building for the future. A low wage business is always insecure.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
定位:Additional excerpt 184 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

福特澄清,五美元日薪里没有任何慈善成分,但很多人没看懂。不少雇主认为福特只是生意好了想打广告,还指责他破坏行规——当时行规就是“能少给就少给”。福特说,这种行规和惯例必须被扫掉,否则贫穷永远消除不了。他涨工资不是单纯因为想涨、涨得起,而是要让生意建立在持久的基础上。他强调:我们不是在分钱,我们是在为未来打地基。低工资的生意永远是不安全的。

上下文

福特回应外界对五美元日薪的质疑,说明高工资是构建企业长期稳定基础的战略,而非慈善或公关。

今日一问

你所在的行业里,有哪些“大家都这样”的惯例其实正在削弱长期根基?

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