And when they do find this golden unicorn who matches all their elevated expectations they don’t see it worth their while to do anything to keep that gem. They get tossed away along with the sweepings first chance they get.
Dead on. Companies treat employees as hired slave labor to be tossed aside at any moment but expect total personal commitment. It’s the MBA mentality to treat employees as “Human Resources” but then get pissed if those humans only act like resources.