They were willing to start at the bottom, just like, say, a first-year lawyer at a law firm is willing to start at the bottom, work 80-hour weeks for not that much money, But the rules changed, and they never got to make partner.
言わば法律事務所の下っ端弁護士のように 1年目は意気込みます 共同経営者になる為 週80時間 低賃金で 実際には 規則が変わり経営者になれません