<i>Yet CEO&#x27;s do that sort of thing all the time.</i><p>Citation, please? I mean, specifically, that they don&#x27;t have qualms about doing it for trivial valuation reasons. There&#x27;s also an argument to be made for corporations being <i>too</i> reticent to fire deadwood employees. IMHO, that&#x27;s just as much a problem.<p>Personal anecdote: I talk to our CEO pretty regularly - she&#x27;s probably the only billionaire I&#x27;ll ever meet. I know that she personally feels the responsibility for keeping the business viable, because it&#x27;s the source of income for nearly 3,000 families.<p>Of course, my experience is just a single data point. But I don&#x27;t see that it&#x27;s any less valid than a viewpoint that, as far as I can see, is based on TV and movie drama.