I did not downvote you, but I will speculate that the single question does present as somewhat confrontational and, depending on mood, might have been interpret

I did not downvote you, but I will speculate that the single question does present as somewhat confrontational and, depending on mood, might have been interpreted as combative. If I understand your meaning and if your post's "confrontational" mood is/was the issue, you might have cast your post declaratively instead of interrogatively. For example, > Using compensation to buy stocks would benefit the company even further even though the company may unfairly exploit its employees. This would run counter to the employee's own interests. Or something along those lines. Recasting questions as statements sometimes reduces the rhetorical signals which can be interpreted confrontation. EDIT: Remove double quotes; add emphasis. Clarify last sentence. Use past perfect in first sentence. Recast second sentence.