Probably not really. Their reasons are likely to be exactly what they stated, a weak attempt to keep costs down. They're not cackling villains twirling their mustaches in glee at the power they hold over their peons, they're just greedy. They want the red number on the spreadsheet to be smaller, they don't care how much misery it causes. When it comes down to it, the behaviors of the owner-class can just about ALWAYS be explained, and predicted, by the simple measure of "What makes more profit."

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

But believing your employees to be lying thieves who would bake extra cookies to take home is the problem. You can be concerned about profits while also respecting employees.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago

Having worked at a McDick's franchise in the past, my experience was that profit was the excuse. The owner wanted to feel like an aristocrat, showing up in their Bugatti and making proclamations without caring about how they meshed with reality (ex. fewer employees per shift will cause more waste because of the need to pre-cook more to keep up with rush demand).