…because no matter how bad things may seem at times, they could be worse. You could be working for Scott Rudin.
That's the unspoken message in this article about the various ways in which the TV/movie/Broadway producer allegedly abused those in his employ. Interestingly, there's no sex scandal in there. It sounds more like a desperate need for Anger Management. I have worked for people who screamed and fired and threw things but not like this.
And one of the unwritten morals of this story is that if you're important in show business — and maybe certain other fields as well — no matter how bad you are, there will always be someone willing to work for you.