And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, âIf anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of allâ (Mark 9:35). âAnd whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of allâ (Mark 10:44). [Act] as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but [use it] as bondslaves of God (1 Peter 2:16; see also Romans 1:1; 6:12-23). Fifth, Peter is instructing the Christian about submission to authority in the context of suffering for the sake of godly conduct.
Costco understands the importance of attracting and retaining a skilled and incentivized workforce. According to an article published last June in Bloomberg Buisnessweek, Costco pays its hourly workers an average of $20.89 per hour versus an average wage of $12.67 per hour for full-time Wal-Mart employees.
The average wage at Costco is $17 an hour. Wal-Mart does not break out the pay of its Samâs Club workers, but a full-time worker at Wal-Mart makes $10.11 an hour on average, and a variety of sources suggest that Samâs Clubâs pay scale is similar to Wal-Martâs.ut if its turnover rate is the same as Wal-Martâs, Samâs Club loses more than twice as many people as Costco does: 44% versus 17%. By this calculation, the total annual cost to Costco of employee churn is $244 million, whereas the total annual cost to Samâs Club is $612 million.