If there is one thing I have learned it's that most people who make it to the top in business or politics are great actors and storytellers who can express empathy in a very convincing way when needed. They may even believe it at the moment. But if it benefits them, they will still make brutal decisions without any regard towards the lives of people who are affected by the decisions.

I am pretty sure he will get a nice stock compenstation for the mental anguish he suffered for this decision.

Snark aside, did Intel management take any cuts, even symbolic ones to show they are in it together?

Honestly, I don't think Gelsinger is a bad guy. He was handed a mess made by others before him, which in my mind absolves him of some of the blame.

The individual people involved are frequently very empathetic, the key is that they ultimately are not afforded a choice.