>>The fact they admit that shows how ingrained it is that not only that is the way it is, but that’s the way it’s SUPPOSED to be.
You are quite right. We are expected to carry the load on our shoulders with little hope of promotions or even recognition. We have a sense of obligation, so we do it. But, when we retire or die, I know that there have been almost no Millennials who have stepped in to replace me. They live in the cube farms and become the 30 year old managers who giggle at us 50+ year old managers, but none of them know how it all works.
When Gen X leaves the workforce, the lights will go out and the water will stop flowing.
Gen X? It’s already happening as the Boomers age out.