Got caught in the first layoff/buyout at age 55. I thought it was the end of my world with a kid in college. The details don’t matter, but I moved out of 309 to a rural southern state where the living is MUCH cheaper. 4 pensions, free health insurance (thanks to another retirement package outside of SF), no meetings, no backstabbing coworkers. My wife is my one and only coworker. Successful airbnb, a very small but satisfying agricultural business, occasional very good paying side jobs, and lots of fresh, clean, warm air. I no longer owe my soul to the devil and have to fake smile my way through the day. Oh, did I mention I have slept better the last 5 years than ever before? No longer depressed and crying Sunday nights and Monday mornings. Its like being divorced from a long time abusive spouse. I never thought it was possible. It was a terrifying unknown journey with a very happy ending.