> the actionable choices side so much

I just have a knee-jerk reaction to the double standard between companies and individuals. Enshittification appears to be the new normal, no reason they shouldn't get a bit of their own medicine.

> meeting in the middle that is totally reasonable

Yes of course - employee-owned companies and the occasional outliers that give employees a tangible stake in the outcome. But those generally would not be vulnerable to this attack to begin with since employee effort is appropriately rewarded.

But for the average company, doing the bare minimum to keep your job is the winning strategy since doing more will not result in a proportional reward.