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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a really cushy job in a big name company for the past 2 years now. Almost zero weekend/night work, occasional early morning, hybrid-- 3 days in office alternating with 2 days every other week. Pay is decent. I have no direct reports. It works really well for me because I have three kids in elementary. I thought I hit the jackpot. [b]Until layoffs came last year and my team is slashed to half. I am now doing the work of two people, but I can handle it because I am very efficient now. Because I got scared with the lay offs, I started applying. I was surprised that I wasnt getting any interviews at all from places/roles that I would have gotten so easily two years ago. I reflected a lot and I worry I am getting too old, too expensive (I have a stock buy out), [/b]and Im not really demonstrating any major wins at this current job. It's more of a reactive role. 
My problem is almost all my coworkers are approaching retirement, or just waiting to retire. I have 20 years to go easily. I realized this when I got a comment during a networking event about, "Geez, what are you doing in that team? I thought you had to be dead to be there". Am I shooting myself by staying in this cushy job?!

Any stories out there?

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Are layoffs over? How was severance?[/quote]

Lay offs over for now and yeah I survived. I guess I am weighing the risks of staying and being stagnant vs trying out another company. I have a lot of RSUs and yes, the next company would have to make me whole for it to make sense. I just see alot of my older coworkers who are stuck and Im not so sure they will be hireable if they were to be let go.

It is a cushy job to me because I know it so well already. It is very boring, not BS, but I dont know many people who would be willing to do it other than people who cant get better roles. Think of quality control, where people can just sign off on things because it is so boring but it is a VERY BIG DEAL of shit hits the fan. I am scared of the demands of the more go getter high visibility roles, especially travel. BUT I am MORE SCARED of not being employable. I see some roles replaced by almost 20% cheaper employees, so I just dont want to be a sitting duck waiting for the wave that downs me. I know it sounds paranoid, hence I am knocking on dcum universe[/quote]

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