Half purposefully half they hired and promoted nutcases that cant get over the military and a ton of dumbfuck college kids that dont understand the industry but are too smart to learn or listen to people that do.vesting and getting out was the best thing I ever did in that epotimy of hostile work environment.

My dad used to work at Union Pacific as a senior mechanic. He repaired and maintained the engines. He had a lot of stories about corrupt and incompetant assholes failing upwards into management, due to how corrupt the union was, so I don't doubt the same happens with the senior staff.