The perspective and the idea of a co-op however is completely different from what you describe: to distribute the hardships, the risks and rewards right from the start onto many shoulders. There’s no more “my company, my sacrifices” etc. It’s all we.

That sounds great, but how does that translate into real-world scenarios that organizations experience? As an example:

How do co-ops decide who needs to be fired when there isn’t enough money to cover payroll?