I work at a company that pays for all of the education it would take for me to run my own insurance brokerage, I'd be foolish not to stay. They also have pretty low turn over, there are dozens of people who have been there for 15-40 years.

It really depends on the situation. It's not foolish to be content in a good situation.

Hiring manager here. It depends on the company doing the hiring. If they have a culture of hanging on to people by treating them well, you tend to look for people who like to stick around when considering candidates. I know it's not as common these days, but these companies do exist. It's not uncommon to run into people at my company who have been around for 15 or even 20+ years

I was at my last company for 15 years. Went from cubical minion to VP in that time, still got a lot of raised eyebrows when I was looking for something new a couple years ago.

It was well respected by me as the only social platform that wasn't a form of self torture that countless people inexplicably partake in daily.

Now I consider Lemmy to have that singular position.

I don't know how old you are, but I feel the same way. However, I suspect that immediately after WWII ended and before it became common knowledge that the US was in the game of empire, there was a brief period where the US was seen as a place where people could seriously upgrade their station in life through hard work and a bit of luck.

But that might be the same propaganda that taught us that we were special when I was in school. I honestly can't tell and I don't have anyone that I can ask of the right age that wasn't born here.

You right lol I must be playing too many RPGs lately

I think detectives and other police that legitimately solve crimes and help the community should be lauded. Law enforcers can tend to be thugs who like brandishing big sticks though. Sometimes they may start that way, other times they may end up that way due to constantly having to deal with horrible situations and people over and over again. I can imagine it would tend to skew your view of people, thinking that they tend to be worse than they actually are, and that affects how you interact with them. Not excusing, just attempting to understand why someone would choose to be that way. Some are just sadists and awful people, of course, but I don't think that's how the majority start. Probably partially the gang mentality of looking after your own no matter what as well.