"Seems to me like its not so much that companies are run by sociopaths but that workers have trouble empathizing with a CEO and understanding that nothing is gu

"Seems to me like its not so much that companies are run by sociopaths but that workers have trouble empathizing with a CEO and understanding that nothing is guaranteed." I don't think it's this, but it's that, while a CEO may face troubles, they're nowhere near the troubles that a worker would face. When a CEO fucks up, at the very worst, they're going to get their golden parachute, and land on their feet. They can still get a job if they want, but they likely don't have to. Their families are not going to starve or go homeless. Compare that to the average worker, who, even if they do everything right, has a decent chance of getting laid off simply because the executives fucked up. Now, they run the real risk of not being able to make their rent/mortgage. Their families might not be able to eat. And, on top of that, the executives will get bonuses. So I recognize that a CEO is human. But I also recognize that they very rarely face the consequences of their actions, and that those consequences are usually nowhere near as drastic as the consequences that normal people face.