Human Remains To Be Seen says Goodwill "human resources"

Amid the Pandemic, Portland’s Goodwill Employees Ask: 

Why Are We Still Open?

"The employees say vintage sweaters and antique tchotchkes aren’t “essential” purchases during a pandemic."


https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/03/22/amid-the-covid-19-pandemic-portlands-goodwill-employees-ask-why-are-we-still-open/



"As for what employees can do if they are ill but don't have any more sick leave or vacation time: "That remains to be seen," says Bob Barsocchini, Goodwill's human resources director and general counsel."


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Amswer:  Corporate Profits.


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"In 2005, Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette (GICW), Goodwill's Portland, Oregon, branch, came under scrutiny due to executive compensation that the Oregon attorney general's office concluded was "unreasonable". 

The President of the Portland branch, Michael Miller, received $838,508 in pay and benefits for fiscal year 2004, which was reportedly out of line in comparison to other charity executives and placed him in the top one percent of American wage earners. 

After being confronted with the state's findings, Miller agreed to a 24% reduction in pay, and GICW formed a new committee and policy for handling matters of employee compensation.

A 2013 article on Watchdog.org reported that Goodwill's tax returns showed that more than 100 Goodwills pay less than minimum wage while simultaneously paying more than $53.7 million in total compensation to top executives.

 Douglas Barr, former CEO of the Goodwill of Southern California, was the highest paid Goodwill executive in the country. He received total compensation worth $1,188,733, including a base salary of $350,200, bonuses worth $87,550, retirement benefits of $71,050, and $637,864 in other reportable compensation.

"In 2011, the Columbia Willamette Goodwill, one of the largest in the country, says it paid $922,444 incommensurate wages to approximately 250 people with developmental disabilities. 

These employees worked 159,584 hours for an average hourly wage of $5.78. The lowest paid worker received just $1.40 per hour."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwill_Industries