The problem is that Corporate America has lost touch with general moral values upon which this country was built. Corporate America has become the Land of the Greed. Honesty, Quality, Company Loyalty to the employee and by the employee to the company, modest growth, customer satisfaction, and life-long careers all seem to be worthless in today's rat race. As a society we have become all too willing to purchase products that lack quality. There are numerous reasons.
Mergers always loom on the horizon with the prospect of confusion and layoffs.
The proposed four day week that was rumored in the 1970's has become the six day 70 hour work week for many of us and unemployment for others. Salaries have not kept pace with business growth so both household heads have to work. Employees suffer burnout as a record pace. All of this is caused by one trend. Empires Over Satisfaction Corporate CEO's are more interested in Empire Building than Customer Satisfaction.