The ORF announces 62 top salaries with more than 170,000 euros, with a radio presenter at the top: Robert Kratky. The publication is now taking place despite resistance from top earners. The reasons for such amounts would be expensive old contracts and responsibility for large budgets. Kratky earns the best with no less than 455,000 euros per year, followed by security guard Pius Strobl and general manager Roland Weissmann. Are such amounts justified? Read here what the “Krone” community thinks about the luxury allowances!
“Just embarrassing“
Many of our readers are very critical of the high salaries paid to ORF employees. Especially in relation to the ‘normal earner’, these salaries would be almost ‘criminal’, writes for example Forum mouse. Also that is enough notes that getting up early is part of the daily work routine for many people, but is not rewarded in this way. Gez33 even goes so far as to claim that such luxury allowances are “a mockery of ordinary taxpayers.” And I thought points out that other sectors can also claim such wages.
Mandatory fees: an eyesore
Readers of “Krone” are particularly bothered by the fact that the ORF is coercively financed through mandatory budget contributions. KroneLeser1058452 The corresponding performance is missing because Austrian productions are rare. Won’t know everything While he understands that high salaries are appropriate in certain sectors and that the ORF is necessary in its intended form, it is currently not independent of his/her opinion and the compensation for it is simply not proportionate.
Normal media and management salaries?
Other voices on our forum also understood the high monthly payouts. gatschhupfer points out, for example, that radio presenter Robert Kratky in particular has created his own brand and is therefore largely responsible for the success of the ORF. Steve79 points out that such salaries in management are the rule rather than the exception, but that part-time jobs would be taboo for him/her. And Leporello notes that even higher payments are made to media workers in neighboring Germany.
Justified objections
Other users wondered how the luxury compensation was commensurate with success and the amount of work. iron Man In this context, for example, the reach and viewing figures of the channel “ORF3” are referred to. JGLL On the other hand, the question arises as to how Ö3 Anchorman Kratky could, in addition to his regular job, also have a part-time job that earns him an equally large amount of money.
From the taxpayer directly to the bill
AufCrete As for some people’s justification for high salaries, he notes that it is precisely the “state-funded” factor that is decisive.
What do you think of the salaries of ORF’s top employees? Are the payments justified or far from reality? How do you think salaries should be distributed more fairly? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
Source: Krone
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