Not if they are compensated during the year.
Grocery stores have slim margins, but if you make 10k after selling 1M worth of stock buy turn over that stock 12 times a year that’s ~12% annual ROI not 1%.
If the company is spending $100k to employ you, you need to deliver $103.8k/year of value.
If the company is spending $100k to employ you, you need to deliver $103.8k/year of value.