They always were, it's just they got fooled by the free snacks and occasional ballpit. The fact "no one " get hired past 40 is another indication. Blue-collar

They always were, it's just they got fooled by the free snacks and occasional ballpit. The fact "no one " get hired past 40 is another indication. Blue-collar worker means labor ( both skilled and unskilled ), but deep down they are nothing more than a cog in the machine ( just look at any Jira board ). Lawyers, doctors or accountants are valued as they grow old. Programmers? apart from the anecdotes they are mostly viewed as tired beasts of burden. Our industry is infantile and as long as there's fresh meat coming-in in droves it will never change and that's one of the main reasons you are a blue-collar worker. The golden watch is the promise of fuck-you-money. How many workers get golden watches these days?