I don’t think that is what motivated my parents, Grand parent, not great grandparents.

I’m working because I’ve got bills to pay, and have to feed and house myself and my family. That was likely a shared motive across generations.

My grandparents stayed at a single company for decades because the company took care of them. No company today does that. I’m an expense on the budget. Should that expense become greater than the value I add, I’m booted out the door.