As for corporate takeovers, the company I referred to last night ran itself into the ground, and I jumped out as soon as I could get a parachute. To a company that also was bought out, but in a benign manner. The new parent company didn't allow alcohol on the premises, but looked the other way when they saw beer in the refrigerator. Then there was my previous company, bought by an investment firm with the initials TB. As in the disease. Symptom, layoffs. I survived a bit there, vastly underpaid, but I could frequently work from home. At my age, in software, only government sites will hire me, as they don't want to violate age discrimination rules. Not that it was easy to get this job - I had to pass a coding test that had a failure rate of 67%. Most coding tests have a pass rate probably over 90%, and then they nitpick and find a reason to not hire you (other than you're too old). So, all you taxpayers, I'm making a good pay, but at least you are getting something worth it; our work saves the government money and gives them more flexible systems. And I have a nice letter (generic) from the Air Force that says that I'm essential.
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