I don't think this is a good argument. Just because you are at a cost center/not at a profit center doesn't mean you don't have any connection to the profit.
Take HR. Total cost center. By this logic they shouldn't get any piece of the pie. But in reality, without *good* HR, a company can be a shitty place to work. HR is just one example. Many others out there.
Not referring to cost centres within profitable units. Much of Google was professional yarn spinning. That doesn’t make the layoffs or pay disparity okay. But I’d squint at someone in a group that shipped a product a week, each with a year’s lifespan, complaining about that profit like it’s relevant to them.
