Employees abuse their employers, too.
When an employer abuses an employee, we're usually talking about life-altering things like overwork, withholding pay, denying promised benefits, canceling promised time off, up to the truly awful stuff like firing for biased and discriminatory reasons.
I don't think you can really compare these two directions of abuse at all. The power imbalance is staggering.
> but not materially
One employee of mine stole $70,000 (about $200,000 today). It very nearly wiped the company out. (If you can't make payroll, you are forced to close.)
Yes, and that's allowed. If anything workers are much more gracious in this regard - typically termination happens quickly, with no two week notice. Workers typically at least give that, which they're not required to at all in the US. It's purely goodwill and generosity, so you're welcome.
> One employee of mine stole $70,000
Okay? And Bayer Pharmaceuticals gave thousands of people HIV/AIDS. What's your point here?
We gotta look at the big picture, not your experience.