> Similarly, I don't understand why the CxOs in my current (BigTech) company still work. You're done. You can do anything you want
Has it occurred to you that perhaps what they want is to be the CxO of a big tech company? There’s a lot of power, prestige, and impact on society that you can’t easily have if you quit. Maybe they really enjoy the work itself too.
You can just say "sociopath", it's faster.