That loyalty makes zero sense when one will be downsized in 0.1 seconds if it would make the CEO 1% richer and staying in the same role means getting paid less than market rate including new folks in the same org.
As a uniom fellow he might well be overpaid if he at 30 years in makes a lot more than the 10 year guys while doing the same exact job as them.
Basically people like your dad were getting tithed by management for loyalty while wondering why you don't tithe your company for security in a market where the most important goods require 2-5x as much.
Many blue collar workers in the 70s could afford a house, a car and a wife who didn't work to take care of the home and kids.
As a uniom fellow he might well be overpaid if he at 30 years in makes a lot more than the 10 year guys while doing the same exact job as them.
Basically people like your dad were getting tithed by management for loyalty while wondering why you don't tithe your company for security in a market where the most important goods require 2-5x as much.
Many blue collar workers in the 70s could afford a house, a car and a wife who didn't work to take care of the home and kids.