The thing that bites these idiots in the ass is that they have been pretty mask off about the fact that they were always going to start automating as much as they can anyway. If you're being offered pay that doesn't even meet your basic needs and your job isn't too secure then why bother in the first place? Eventually, the threats and guilt-tripping stops working and people tell employers to go fuck themselves.

This is the true test of "It's your choice to work there."