No country for old men: 😞

Dear fellow folks,

I got laid off 3 months ago, I have around 18 yeo as a BA/PO/PM. I have been trying to find an opportunity in the same space for the past 3 months. I hardly get any calls, whatever have come through nothing has worked out. Either they have challenge with salary or domain or yoe, as if I am like a untouchable or like the parent generation at home who nobody wants to listen or take care of. I have tried all possible known means to find a job naukri, LinkedIn, cold emails. Nothing has worked out.

I have a family to support, a 10 year old kid who I need to make sure finds a way forward, never ever lands up in a space like me.

I know most of you would say it will change but there has been no change in the past 3 odd months. This Diwali has been the hardest in past 47 odd years of my existence. My health is a mess, I get up in night and cannot go back to sleep thinking over all this.

There is no value for experience for sure in non tech roles. I know a business is to make profit always but is it to always derive efficiency out of operations. I am well aware that there are folks in my previous organisation who do nothing entire day but are well connected with the decision makers who did not feel the axe when the time came even though they were drawing more than 30% or more than me.

The new age start ups feel like the consider folks like me as oldies who will not be innovative or be of any use. The old world companies feel they can hire folks at half my salary and get work done. They loose out on the ramp up time for the new folks they hire.

I seriously ask here for real guidance and not just sympathetic words as to what should I do.

There seems like no end of tunnel leave alone the light at the end of the tunnel.

I know the opportunities are rare and few but does that mean there is no way to find a job for myself or do I pickup something very different.

I m lost, tired and angry and feeling hopeless.

Request some guidance.