Thread regarding General Motors layoffs

There is no we us etc... it’s just you and your skills. Get out of herd mentality ... good luck with your search

I am hiring folks 50+ all the time - reliable, no drama, hard working. The energy levels are lower but pretty much everything else compensates. 50+ is just OK for many companies, it'll not be a fit for others but many will certainly consider you at 60... You have good 5 to 10 years to give, they pay may be lower and the role may not be as you expect it but hey, we are not in our prime any more anyway (google compensation levels by age chart, and go to google images - you'll see that around 50 numbers start to drop in aggregate, now, barra does not have this problem but whatever)

So well summarized

arrogant California subsidiary that misses every deadline,

Sorry to hear about your situation. I faced similar in my early 60s. My advice is to seek out companies that are hiring lots of recent college grads - they want to have some older heads around to mentor/bootstrap the young talent, and get the process ingrained. Talk about your experience, need to mentor and desire to help kickstart some fresh talent. Don't hide your age, own it but don't act it. It can certainly take longer for older peeps to find a place, but there's still a place for you. Whippersnapper.

OP - you will be fine. I am close to your age and in the same boat in Michigan which is not as good of an IT market as Austin. You are close to the end of the road to get things paid off. I am sure you could get contract work to keep on going until retirement. It s—-s that they did this to us, but we are better than this leadership and we will be fine.

Good luck!

Sorry to hear.

Same here. Similar age now, recruited not so long ago and now this. All to support (coddle) arrogant California subsidiary that misses every deadline, which GM has recently had to effectively admit (after securing pledges of billions from others).