Michael James Emanuele only job before his parents company was the Dept. of defense for a year after College. The reason why he wants 10 percent of the company (that is for now, I bet he wants more) is the fact the pay scale he is on is not making him enough money to live big in New Jersey. You see it showed 75,000 and then he makes a commission if the company makes percentage increases in business. TThe issue is that he is finding it hard (along with his father) to have that increase in business all the time if ever (Marcus is there for a reason remember, they may be stalling and even falling and not talking about it). Two, once you take out the federal and especially those high New Jersey taxes out of his 75,000, he isn't make shit or as I said before he can look big time (remember Marcus pointing out his "used" porshe, I think he was telling the cameras something).
There's a big reason why his own father and mother don't want him a 10 percent owner of the business. One, he's an owner and he can do things as an owner without having to worry about the others. Two, both the parents know he spends money and doesn't consult (and as I said before if he's an owner he necessarily won't have to consult when he makes a decision. They cut out alot of shit that was in that argument in the company processing room when he was yelling at his dad saying it's a lie this and that. Three, they don't trust Michael, they know what he's like and this company being around for over 40 years his grandfather and father did it slow and steady. Michael thinks that Mr. Green Tea is close to ben and jerrys or the big ones and it isn't. The father and the Grandfather who started it knew that the company major money came from local area.
Just to let you all know, I think that Marcus knows that there is going to be an issue with this company and the son. So I see a future aka next season of real bad issues happening where they have to sell an even larger share to Marcus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Green_Tea_Ice_Cream_Company#Television