Well...yes. For the most part. The ugly reality is that if a company doesn't hire a known troublemaker, they are less likely to be subject to troublemaking. If you think companies, startup or otherwise, are going to act in some altruistic compassionate way toward employees at their own risk, well, you will probably be disappointed. Like 99% of the time. Especially when most of the whining sounds very subjective to opinion, as it is here.