I think many workplaces have an idealized picture of what kind of person is a programmer, manager and so forth.
I worked at one place where boomer IT staff were happy. One guy told me, "It's great, I just plan to coast a few more years to retirement."
Gen X and younger people were miserable at this place. One guy who was 27 was fed up with not being taken seriously so he (1) started an MBA program (which the employer had to support at least partially) and (2) deliberately gained weight, and (3) went to a hair salon and had them do a fancy tint job on his hair with aluminum foil and stuff so he'd get grey highlights.
I worked at one place where boomer IT staff were happy. One guy told me, "It's great, I just plan to coast a few more years to retirement."
Gen X and younger people were miserable at this place. One guy who was 27 was fed up with not being taken seriously so he (1) started an MBA program (which the employer had to support at least partially) and (2) deliberately gained weight, and (3) went to a hair salon and had them do a fancy tint job on his hair with aluminum foil and stuff so he'd get grey highlights.