Except that after/while working at Google, the shareholders aren't distant --- the shareholders are YOU. An enormous chunk of the rank-and-file's compensation p

Except that after/while working at Google, the shareholders aren't distant --- the shareholders are YOU. An enormous chunk of the rank-and-file's compensation package at Google is equity, so employees want the company to succeed, i.e. not get bogged down by dealing with unions that generally protect the lowest performers at the expense of the highest performers by treating everyone as an equal performer.