I honestly think they feel like they are like any other employees and hardly remember on day to day basis that nobody else around them shares the same incentive to work.
Sure, they know it, but also I think it’s pretty human to take your everyday life for granted. After all, it’s the foundation of political disagreement.
They just live in a totally different world than us. They don’t struggle making ends meet each month. They don’t have a soul crushing commute. They don’t worry about child care or whether their kids are getting a proper education. They are surrounded by thousands of people utterly dependent on them for their lifestyles, and who will never tell them No. They REALLY think that the general employees care about the “hum of activity, the energy, creativity and collaboration” just because in the exec’s world he actually does.
Sure, they know it, but also I think it’s pretty human to take your everyday life for granted. After all, it’s the foundation of political disagreement.