The Recap - 28.01.2025

This episode uses a thought experiment comparing the financial investment and care given to a high-end excavator versus a long-term employee. Host Mark Anthony highlights the significant lifetime costs of both, emphasising the vast expenditure on maintaining the machine, including fuel, repairs, and potential remanufacturing. In contrast, the employee, despite similar lifetime cost, receives minimal care, highlighting a disparity in investment and treatment. The author concludes by questioning the prioritisation of a machine over a loyal, long-term employee. The central argument is about the imbalance in how companies value assets compared to human capital.