I started in the computer software industry in 1984 with no pension. Since then I’ve never lasted at any company past 9.5 years, through no fault of my own. I can name all the companies. Mini-computers, disk drives, semi conductor, gas and fluid process control, now medical.
I last worked with people who were there 20, 25, even 30 years. These people are now getting laid off or will be. Many will retire. Those that cannot are screwed. For every one of them are 10 or 20 H1-B visa holders from India who are trained in the latest technology and they aren’t.
I lived this for two brief months. I saw. I overcame. For now.
Longtime workers at Apple are in bad shape. They get laid off, and then it's really hard for them to get jobs. They've been using proprietary technologies and doing things the Apple way. I tried to help a few, but I think they were forced to retire.