I always wonder why people happily give up the rewards they earned for their hard work. Prestige, connections, bonusses. I think that's a big part for the guy a

I always wonder why people happily give up the rewards they earned for their hard work. Prestige, connections, bonusses. I think that's a big part for the guy at the top getting most of it as well. And the reason is self-preservation. While all these things are nice, to most people it is more important to not experience the opposite: public criticism, haters, losing your job. In many situations it is also reasonable, since for a middle-income person a save reliable income is usually the most valuable asset they have. Losing it is much more hurtful to their lifes than losing a bonus. Therefore they give up some higher-risk opportunities for safety. Summary: The employees probably also want the success and failure associated to their boss not themselves.