Common practice. Old workers are too expensive, too much vacation, too much sick leave and too much medical cost. They get rid of them just like people used to get rid of old plow horses or old cows that have had too many calves.
#42 I heard my manager on a call to his boss saying my name and that I had lot of vacation.... Forward a year or so and the manager boss leaves or is pushed out by the newer bigger boss. Manager worried they may be next. I get paid less then either so may last longer.