>> Just because you can make exorbitant profits off of your workers doesn't mean you necessarily should. I'll never understand why someone would you want to own a company that treats its people like shit and sucks to work for.

> Middle management can run distraction on the owners so that they don't see the misery of the operations people who actually keep the buisness going.

More likely, the owner is greedy and just doesn't care about how miserable the employees are as long as the cash keeps coming in. Some people just plain lack the regular moral compass and feelings of empathy, and others have gotten good at holding on to BS justifications to assuage any guilt they feel.

Ownership was fully aware and encouraged.