I'm not so sure age is any indicator of principled action. Older employees have been worn down and want to get somewhere, young people can have more conviction

I'm not so sure age is any indicator of principled action. Older employees have been worn down and want to get somewhere, young people can have more conviction in their principles because they have less to lose and more enthusiasm. And the opposite can happen too of course; young people can be easily misdirected, and older employees can have the learned cynicism and experience to see history repeating itself.