Its all about the property income. They need people to fill the offices regardless of productivity. Even if you are not more productive, you are still lining someone else’s pockets.
Its better to not think of it as something we created in a lab. Higgs plays a part in making nature do what it does.
If you want to learn more about the Higgs Mechanism, check out this video from PBS Space Time. You might also find some good info in the comments as well.