The company shouldn’t make promises it can’t keep. If they have to break one promise (keeping salaries the same) to keep another (paid time off) then it’s still the company that is breaking the promise, not other people to whom they have also made promises.
If they have to cut salaries because they spent all the money on magic beans do you get mad at the beans?
If they have to cut salaries because they spent all the money on magic beans do you get mad at the beans?