But wait, I thought building the company was collaborative? If I collaborated in building the company I work for, why would I want to leave it just to work for a different CEO? If all the workers agree that we need a different CEO, why can't we vote for it? After all, it's supposed to be a collaboration ....

It is collaborative.

Collaboration doesn't mean forcing others to work with you.

Instead, collaborative is about voluntary choice.

If you want to work somewhere else, under different rules, that would be your choice. Forcing others to do what you want isn't collaboration.

> why can't we vote for it

Co-ops exist. If that is what you prefer then go work for a co-op.