Or.. they might have enjoyed their time at the office and want the new generation to have that experience as well: D
And both of them are wrong, because they _should_ be trying to figure out what works best for the person; not what worked best for _them_ and forcing it on the person.
A lot of people are of the mind of "well I had to do it so why shouldn't you?" Look at the discussions around student loan forgiveness for an example.