Jenna Avery

Sci-fi & cli-fi screenwriter, writing coach, urban designer, futurist, Called to Write founder, Script Mag columnist, mama to 2 boys. #SFF #CliFi

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

It’s been 10 years since I took a million dollar pay cut to pay all staff at Gravity Payments a $70,000 minimum wage. People have wondered: How did it go?

We conducted a comprehensive study of everything that has happened since our 2015 announcement.

We are proof that paying living wages is good for both employees and businesses.

Since raising wages, our revenue and profits have soared, employees have started families while continuing to provide excellent customer service, and clients have become happier and stayed longer.

It worked so well that we raised the minimum to $80,000 and added an employee profit-sharing program.

Yet outside our company, it made no impact: no businesses followed suit, and the pay gap between workers and CEOs remains massive.

[Jenna Avery @JennaAvery]

@jeffreyhoward33 Are you doing one tonight @jeffreyhoward33? don’t want to miss it if so ◡̈

[Jeff Howard @jeffreyhoward33]

Something I wrote during the fires and man, you can tell when you read it!

https://t.co/GSLuJTVhsy

[Jenna Avery @JennaAvery]

@jeffreyhoward33 @LukeBarnett It’s a good point about the screens. I’ve been doing a ton of kindle reading this summer — at least my kids know the difference between a kindle and other devices but still…

Either way the reading has been sanity saving and so nice.

[Jenna Avery @JennaAvery]

My latest article on @scriptmag: What Is the Purpose of Writing?

Check it out here:
https://t.co/5Ws81rri6j

[Script Magazine @scriptmag]

Writing coach and Called to Write founder Jenna Avery responds to readers about the purpose of writing.

https://t.co/B8DJtXPNWO