Wherein said workers become unionized, feel entitled, spend most of the 50s, 60s and 70s showing up to work drunk and stoned - or getting there during the workday - steal from their employers whatever can fit in their giant lunch boxes or back their cars up to the loading door on off hours and fill the trunk with…

I bet you I know exactly how this happened, as I work as Sys Admin with a bunch of designers and marketing people.