It has been enlightening to learn to live a completely different lifestyle and completely new mindset. Really underscores the true cost of a career in corporate America.
I had a similar experience to you. I was laid off just a few months before Covid hit.
Good luck finding a job in IT when you’re in your early 60’s. Fortunately I was financially prepared to retire.
I don’t miss it at all. It was a great career for the most part but I’m glad my kids choose other fields and would not recommend it to other young people.
Its going to be so weird at first not to have the daily frustration and chaos.