The mercenary approach is a direct consequence of companies treating employees as replaceable cogs so I don't think its fair to blame the "low-level" employees for this.
ChrisMarshallNY
No blame intended. I’m quite aware that the first move to fix the situation, is incumbent upon the C-suite.
It’s still discouraging, though, as the attitude actually hurts the lower-level folks, much more than the bosses, who have learned to “game the system.”