I’ve worked the Air Force for over 30 years...last eight as a contractor...and its the same way there with loyalty. In the 1980s...there was a high expectation with loyalty...which it went both ways. In the past ten years....huge difference with no real loyalty. Signs of the times.
It just seems like workers are thought of more like replacable widgets these days. Eh, if one wears out, we’ll replace it. Employees don’t react well to that dynamic.
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the tendency to move many jobs offshore has convinced employees that employers simply aren’t reliable any longer. No employer loyalty, no employee loyalty...