If everyone was still getting paid it wouldn't be as big a deal. What's happening is that now in the bankruptcy that was either caused or not prevented by this

If everyone was still getting paid it wouldn't be as big a deal. What's happening is that now in the bankruptcy that was either caused or not prevented by this same leadership, they have decided that paying out to employees as per their agreements is something to be axed but they have to keep paying the executives. They cause the problem and then make others deal with the fallout. Being angry at this isn't weaponizing people's desire for fairness. It's the same as if someone had a factory generating industrial waste that they piped on to your land. They are keeping the profit, and making others pay for it