Exactly, & most were not given the choice of employment model, having joined at a time when the job market was less rosy than this moment . . . . so, didn't choose to "set up their own company" etc etc .
If they wanted the job (and all said & done it was undoubtedly the best on offer given their experience level ) it was "take it or leave it", so, as you have said, peoples ire should not be directed at those bulldozed into this charade, but at those driving the bulldozer.