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There is a difference between business owners (who don't want to spend money unless they have to) ans managers (who want career growth and are not necessarily worried about the company 's bottom line wrt headcount)

> Why be responsible for other people's livelihoods if you can make it work with less people?

Because he is the fourth richest man on the planet and that demands some responsibility, which he refuses to take.

He owns 162,000,000,000 dollars. Metas net income 2024 was 50,000,000,000 dollars.

I think that once you have profit & loss responsibility that changes.

A manager’s net worth is not tied to the valuation of the company. They get their salary regardless.

I think that once you have profit & loss responsibility that chanes.