Comment by jsoc815

> Why has this company not made their loyal worker whole?

IMO because the generally demonstrated position of the labor force is that companies do not have to (which I hate, to be clear).

IMO, employees buy into the employer/owner-propogated myth that they are "lucky to be employed." As a result, employees greatly undervalue their labor and give up any leverage to make employers do the right thing.

Having been around the block a few times, I view 'work' as a transaction in which my employer and I need to realize fairly mutual benefits: most people don't. Employees generally see jobs and titles as a way to assess their societal value. And employers, knowing that, can do pretty much anything they want to people, dangling the occasional carrot to encourage higher worker output, but mostly working w/sticks.

This is also contributes to the zero real wage growth in a supposedly tight job market.

TLDR: power dynamics and poor 'game play' on the part of employees