Honestly this is a extremely valid point.
If an entire generation isn't conforming to the old way of doing things then the solution is for management and HR to adapt. Their failure to adapt management styles that worked with previous generations isn't the fault of new generations.
Part of being a professional is the willingness and drive to constantly update your toolkit to new and emerging industry trends and we can't pretend like generational shifts don't count.
MMOs to MOBAs to BR.... On and on and on. Publishers being 2 years too late to a trend and trying to jump on the train after it left the station fucking over their existing fanbase in the process. The MBAs in charge of these decisions should be fired.... Out of a cannon into the sun.