Twenty five years ago I ran a company in Hagerstown Md. We hired a young man who was totally deaf and unable to speak who was taught basic work skills at GW. He had been working for free with our company as part of his learning process. After his training was finished, we hired him to sort, pick up and deliver mai(a created job)l within our offices. He was enthusiastic about coming to work each morning so that he was able to earn a few bucks and have the social interplay, often limited for physically and mentally challenged individuals. We paid him a bit above minium wage which was more than his economic value to the company as we could easily have absorbed these activities into the duties of others.
I too am skeptical about high salaries for those who run charities. Another view is that charities need to attract people with similar skill levels to those in comparable jobs with "for Profit" enterprises. Each local GW has an independent board of directors who should be setting and carefully monitoring compensation.
Don't throw out the baby with the bath water- IMHO Goodwill does very good work.
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke 1729-1797
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