> People choose their employers in a fair number of situations.
When was the last time you were out of work? Have you ever been let go from a job for reasons completely disconnected from your performance?
I think the idea that people are able to "vote with their feet" is a capitalist fantasy told by the ruling class. The actual opportunity on the ground is much lower and you often have to compromise your values, ethics and morals to pay the bills.
Of course if you make enough money it's easy to insulate yourself from the things us dirty peasants concern ourselves with, so I can understand if you don't get it.
Don't think that is deception, happens rather frequently especially if firms don't have good experience with downturns or changes.
I would agree with the notion that by far not everyone has real choice, hence organized labour as one defense. Reality is, some firms care much more than others, not all run by greedy psychopaths in my experience.
If you want total freedom on what you do then can only do things that don't need clients/customers, though. Some compromise is somewhere is likely.
How is the financial performance unrelated to how a firm treats employees? People choose their employers in a fair number of situations.