Tim knows his employees are not stupid. That's why he hired them- they are smart, smart enough to know when they are being led to the shed out back. And Tim als

Tim knows his employees are not stupid. That's why he hired them- they are smart, smart enough to know when they are being led to the shed out back. And Tim also know that that frightened cows produce bad milk. So he makes the smart move to keep his employees close, even at the expense of some short term loss, and as a bonus, he looks like a saint in comparison to all the other CEO's who shed their workers like dead weight.