If a company hired me, provided for my healthcare and my retirement benefits, and paid me well, I would also lick ass publicly frankly. I’m incentivized towards being a sucker. This goes double if I’m disabled or have dependents who are disabled. Triple if I’m on a visa. I can’t afford to lose my healthcare benefits or a high paying job.
The power dynamics at play here distort reality so I wouldn't call them suckers but fooled. I don't know why every time this is brought up the default awnser is to assume they had any say in the matter. People (as a group not a person) can behave irrational which is what the call for protection is about.