yes, i think we agree that, at least in theory, companies with bad reps could find it more difficult to find people, find the best people, find people for as lo

yes, i think we agree that, at least in theory, companies with bad reps could find it more difficult to find people, find the best people, find people for as low a salaries as they would like, etc. otoh, i think you could just as easily argue that these companies are attracting the absolute best talent, paying them the highest salaries, and being happy to do so -- because their business model enjoys insane profits. employees might have to leave a bit more of their conscience at the door, but there are all sorts of ways to justify that to oneself. what is the 'absolute best talent' for a company with a less-than-stellar reputation? really, it's probably the same employee as for most companies -- someone whose beliefs/behaviors most closely model the expected and ideal behavior of corporations -- sociopaths. serial killers, even -- as long as they didn't kill their fellow employees. it's expensive to find talent in this market! it reminds me of the lady, Lucy Hughes, of marketing firm, Initiative -- in the movie, The Corporation, she's tells how a friend asked her, "Lucy, is (manipulating children with your advertising) ethical?" She says, basically, "Well I don't know if it's ethical or not, but at Initiative our job is to move product." :-D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQYsk-8dWg&t=4090s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQYsk-8dWg&t=4090s