&gt; if this spreads and becomes the &quot;new normal&quot; ... that&#x27;s the issue people have with this kind of &quot;improvement&quot;.<p>I don&#x27;t find this argument convincing.<p>1. I don&#x27;t believe anyone in this thread has actually raised this objection.<p>2. If others have raised this objection, I would not believe this is their actual motivation.  The (acerbic) discussion in this thread is not traceable to a future possibility of worse terms for employees - it is outrage over moral turpitude.<p>3. The possibility of a worse future requires strong proof to not choose real benefits now.