I think there are two levels here. You answered from a financial perspective, and in that case yes they are utilizing talent effectively, in the sense the compa

I think there are two levels here. You answered from a financial perspective, and in that case yes they are utilizing talent effectively, in the sense the company is more profitable. But on a larger society perspective the question is still here, is society better (large topic I know) when Airbnb increase their profitability by 2%, is it the best use society can make of these engineers?