That is not, what was going on this “company”. Your idealism is showing. Go to work, or create a business. I would like to hear from you, in 5 years.
My remark was that I don't know anything about this company, but that it can be very expensive to recruit and train new employees. If a company is in an industry with a high turnover rate, the bottom line could come out better by paying a higher salary that will retain employees.
That's not idealism. That's just fact, unless your vision is a form of slavery in which employees are prohibited from leaving the company.
My son's friend, an honorary member of my family, has just taken a job in which he will be in training, full-time, for over three months. He went through a 2 month process, including numerous panel interviews and an extensive background check, before he was offered. His company has invested quite a lot in him. They'll pay him enough to keep him.