Yes, I was writing a two part comment, the first part a longer point about slippery slopes but then I realized it wouldn't necessarily develop into one, so I deleted it. I'm surprised it got published though, it couldn't have been more than a few seconds between button clicks.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by the last paragraph though.
The employees themselves signed up, received compensation, and then spent that, partly, on self-interested things, without exception as far as I know.
So it would be pretty odd for them to hope that the owner wouldn't also have some self-interest.
> So it would be pretty odd for them to hope that the owner wouldn't also have some self-interest.
They expected the owner to get paid a salary, yes. They did not expect the owner to go trade the entire mission of the company for a huge payday. These are different things.
The owner sold the company to Epic, which did keep the company's mission the same for a year afterwards, it's then Epic which made this recent decision.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by the last paragraph though.
The employees themselves signed up, received compensation, and then spent that, partly, on self-interested things, without exception as far as I know.
So it would be pretty odd for them to hope that the owner wouldn't also have some self-interest.