Tech guy gets fired at 58 after 35 years in tech, and instead of panicking, sees it as a chance to retire early, do DIY, and work part-time at a hardware store: ‘It’s actually a relief, I was getting SO sick of the corporate stuff’ – FAIL Blog

Thirty-five years in tech, two decades in one role, and the corporate machinery finally spit him out on May 1st. The timing was not his choice, but the reaction is telling. No panic spiral, no desperate job board refreshing, just a quiet acknowledgment that he was already exhausted by the performance reviews and arbitrary metrics, and that the door opening outward might actually be the right direction.