Desperate people do desperate things. They probably invested a lot (emotionally, financially, etc) in the company. They have no money. Its either convince peopl

Desperate people do desperate things. They probably invested a lot (emotionally, financially, etc) in the company. They have no money. Its either convince people to work for free or close up shop. Everyone is virtous when things are good. When the chips are down is when things get ugly. I think the vast majority of people lack empathy given the right circumstance. They'll do much worse things than try and manipulate someone into free labour.