Because in general, CEOs are held up to the world as superheroes demanding and getting astronomical salaries (usually set by compensation committees stocked wit

Because in general, CEOs are held up to the world as superheroes demanding and getting astronomical salaries (usually set by compensation committees stocked with similar pampered upper class twits), and represented in the press by PR companies who generally extoll how they're better than everyone else. And then when their company fails and the employees walk away with nada, they not only get golden parachutes but somehow manage to evoke sympathy while not working for 5 years, supported by the lost investments of, generally, pensioners. I didn't mean to insult you or your partner, I'm in fact saying that you're probably more deserving of sympathy and respect than the person this story is about.