公司創辦人是否應該支薪?

 


公司的創辦人是否需要支薪？

這是一個我也是經常被問到的問題. 答案也不會是一個簡單的"是,需要" 或者是 "No! 不能! 除非......" 原因很簡單, 每一家新創的故事,資金架構,跟營運狀況並不是一個外人能夠快速理解的. 但是只有公司的創辦人自己知道, 來回答這個問題。

我以自己在公司的腳色,來回答這個問題也是可以, 也算是恰當. 在公司初創時期, 我是為了節省公司的現金, 而真的不支薪了一年。 這個決定對我來說也算是一個財務跟稅務上的規劃。但是重點是在一個沒有經濟壓力上的一個決定。 在公司成立一年多之後, 我開始付我自己薪水。 雖然薪資金額簡單來說就只有符合法律的規範。 但是重要的還是為了讓公司能夠在金流,營運,跟開銷規劃上能夠正常化。 所以這個就是我的決定, 也就是以我個人的經驗的答案。

這幾天很湊巧的我看到了一篇文章。 文章裡面就是寫到創辦人是否應該支薪的問題。 我覺得作者的答覆,跟我的答覆比起來,反而是數據化的清楚許多。

作者在文章裡提到, 

我的一個朋友馬克大約四年前就開始了一家公司。馬克也很順利的籌集了天使資金。公司發展得很好，公司真的會有長期成功的機會。與此同時，馬克和他的合夥人在頭四年的薪水為0美元。

每次我和馬克共進午餐，我都告訴他，他應該拿工資。即使月薪是1000美元，他也應該開始拿工資。

馬克的反應總是一樣。"我知道我們應該開始拿工資， 但我不能說服我的夥伴。

我很佩服馬克一直能夠繼續減少他辛苦賺來的積蓄，因為他非常的相信著公司。但我仍然希望他們能夠先薪水給自己。

為什麼付給自己薪資非常的重要？

因為給自己一小筆工資會讓自己有一種金錢上的紀律。也不必擔心生活上的基本開銷。

所以你必須要儘快讓自己有所謂的生活工資。你也許在第一年的薪資會很少(跟我一樣)，但是給自己支付一小筆工資就開始了整個紀律的過程。如果公司的營運狀況是正向成長的, 你可以每年逐步的增加你的薪水，直到你最終預期的工資標準。那你就可以不必擔心生活上的開銷了。

給自己一個工資，防止你像對待私人存錢罐一樣對待公司。

有另一個企業家叫"詹姆斯"，我曾與他共事。

詹姆斯一開始也沒領薪資。該公司的收入增長至每年約100萬美元。

這家公司是盈利的，並且有一筆不錯的現金。然後詹姆斯告訴我，他要從公司取現金，以償還他的房子的第二筆抵押貸款。

唯一的問題是公司帳簿上沒有借錢的紀錄。這會變成詹姆斯從公司偷錢來償還個人債務。

我敦促詹姆斯給自己付工資，這樣他才能適當還清第二筆抵押貸款。但詹姆斯不聽。

這結束了我和詹姆斯的關係。

現在顯然不給自己薪水並不意味著你最終會像詹姆斯一樣。但是為什麼要把自己放在那種狀況裏呢？

真的, 開始給自己支付一小筆工資，至少這是你應得的。

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