I don't think people care about the CEO's compensation, I think its just getting old seeing these companies treat hours of labor as KPIs and not what labor actually is, people.

Mom and Pop businesses have to be careful when hiring because if they have to do layoffs they will be penalized by the office of unemployment insurance, and could make their rates soar to the point where they won't be able to hire again when things change. These consequences prevent mom and pop businesses and other mid size businesses from playing fast and loose with the people's livelihoods they provide. These tech companies budget in the severance, never even deal with the regulatory agencies that are meant to prevent this type of fast and loose hiring. I think companies like Dropbox and others need some sort of regulatory oversight in regards to how they hire and fire (if they are going to keep this pattern of hire and fire every cycle).