Put it this way, if the company was wildly successful how much credit does the executive team take for itself? Now in a downturn, you take that much blame. So

Put it this way, if the company was wildly successful how much credit does the executive team take for itself? Now in a downturn, you take that much blame. So if you took a huge bonus for all your leadership during the pandemic, I don't see why you shouldn't lose your job when your lack of leadership did the opposite. Either you were responsible or you weren't. You choose to "be in charge" only on the upside.