[gaius]

another group that will actively oppose taking responsibility to learn about the new technology, and may actively work to sabotage or slow down the process

Another perspective is that that group of employees was doing the unglamorous work of maintaining the legacy systems that kept the lights on and paid the bills while the lucky few got to play with new toys, and they were rewarded for their diligence with getting shafted. Been there, done that, lessons learned.