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The Levels Of Employees

Name: The Levels Of Employees
Uploaded: 2026-01-21T22:00:00+00:00
Duration: 24 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this brief monologue, the speaker recounts his personal hiring journey, starting with a $50,000‑a‑year employee and moving up through successive…

21 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker recounts his personal hiring journey, starting with a $50,000‑a‑year employee and moving up through successive salary milestones—first six‑figure hire, then $250K, $500K, $1 million, and finally multimillion‑dollar‑per‑year employees. He reflects on how each new level validated his earlier thoughts about talent acquisition. He also recalls a quote from the company president, Sharon, who said, “the best talent’s always in the future,” emphasizing that the most capable people are always ahead of the current workforce. The speaker frames talent acquisition as a series of escalating “levels,” suggesting a strategic view of hiring higher‑paid, higher‑impact employees over time.

I remember the first time I hired a $50,000 a year employee and I was like, this is— this is what I'm talking about. You know what I mean? Like, and then I hired my first 6-figure employee and I was like, oh, what was I talking about? Like, this is what's going on. And then I have my first $250K, first $500K, first million, first multimillion dollar per year employee. Sharon, who's our president, said this to me years ago, but I always remember he said, the best talent's always in the future. So whatever we have today, the best people are always ahead of you, not behind you. And it's just levels.