It is a sad state of affairs, a lot of similar things happen in companies where it's hard to advance as positions of authority are locked out by people who have

It is a sad state of affairs, a lot of similar things happen in companies where it's hard to advance as positions of authority are locked out by people who have held it since they were given the opportunity at 30. It's an unfortunate side effect of increased healthcare and life expectancy. Politics in the US is definitely an old boys club (just look at all the political families) fortunately other countries aren't as bad.