Employers take on risk. Risk of employing you, investing in the business, market research, risk of market down-periods, etc. Additionally, they&#x27;re an intermediary that makes finding&#x2F;retaining clients easier and more efficient.<p>So no, I wouldn&#x27;t call it &quot;stealing&quot;, rather an exchange that is not immediately obvious because it&#x27;s not entirely monetary&#x2F;transactional in nature.