Evil overlords keep saying "Nobody wants to be a goon anymore," but really they're just not offering livable wages and they're just increasing workloads on remaining employees as goons quit. Can't spray-and-pray into a swarm of goons if they're down to just one or two guys trying to make ends meet.

THIS. At most these days there is like one henchman and one toady, both of who visibly do not want to be charging into open fire.