Sure but laying off random people isn't free to the corporation either. They have to hire new people which is costly, or end up with less people. And if the peo

Sure but laying off random people isn't free to the corporation either. They have to hire new people which is costly, or end up with less people. And if the people actually responsible are still there, it will happen again. Unless they change their tune. In which case it's sad about the layoffs, but at least you've got a corporation to behave. Which is also nothing to sneeze at.