Indeed! Thanks for a lovely story.

As to the CEO question, while one might argue that they deserve to earn more than other workers, they do not deserved to earn 399 times as much - particularly in industries where workers are chronically underpaid and executive pay has skyrocketed in recent years. They do not add 400 times as much value, and in fact, many major corporations are actually run rather badly. In addition, CEOs have statistically a much higher level of sociopathic/psychopathic behavior than in the average population.

At my husband's last company, the CEO was constantly on 2-3 week vacation jaunts around the world, alienated or fired 10 people from top management in 3 years (he was the problem, not them) and damaged morale so badly with his micromanaging and his tantrums that it's a wonder they survived. But, they had a good business model (that this guy had not invented) that was particular adaptable and resistant to Covid downturns and the Board was reluctant to fire or even chide the guy even though he was a walking train wreck because the bottom line was still pretty good - much of that not due to him.

The silly notion that all rich people are rich because they deserve it and have earned it is ludicrous - but also a common right wing idea.