I can't even begin to understand how it's not immediately apparent to you that after five, six, or more years at a company, people might be sticking around long

I can't even begin to understand how it's not immediately apparent to you that after five, six, or more years at a company, people might be sticking around longer than they otherwise would because it looked like they had an overwhelmingly likely chance of walking away with millions. Take that incentive away and you don't have anything to offset the burnout from the work environment there.