Great piece. However, as a counterpoint, I do often see Catholics have a “hiring and firing problem.” Hiring your friends and family is nice, and may support your community, but what if they’re not the best people for the job? There is something to be said for making strategic business decisions that will in turn benefit your community, as opposed to hiring on the basis of ideological alignment and limiting the benefits to “giving people jobs.” This also opens the door for unique evangelization opportunities, as well.
The George Bailey archetype embodies both sides of this question, let’s be honest. 😁
Well said!
Great piece. However, as a counterpoint, I do often see Catholics have a “hiring and firing problem.” Hiring your friends and family is nice, and may support your community, but what if they’re not the best people for the job? There is something to be said for making strategic business decisions that will in turn benefit your community, as opposed to hiring on the basis of ideological alignment and limiting the benefits to “giving people jobs.” This also opens the door for unique evangelization opportunities, as well.
The George Bailey archetype embodies both sides of this question, let’s be honest. 😁
Besides, you can make a lot of money, give a lot of money, and keep a very modest lifestyle.
“We often fall into a simplistic trap where we believe the wealthy are de facto corrupt and the poor are virtuous.”
It is that mindset that leads many Catholics to support socialism.
We have spent a lot of time talking about ambition on the Catholic Founders Pod. Here is one of the more memorable episodes dedicated to the topic: https://www.catholicfounders.com/p/catholic-billionaires