The Venn diagram of C-levels who are willing to work at a company with an inherently predatory business model, and those who will lay people off and screw them

The Venn diagram of C-levels who are willing to work at a company with an inherently predatory business model, and those who will lay people off and screw them over is basically a circle. It is impossible for someone who leads a company like that to be a good person. Why would anyone be surprised at them being heartless to their employees?