Just one other point. It took me 7 months to get another job because age discrimination is REAL. I’m 60 years old and have been in software engineering either as a developer or a tester since 1986. I’ve forgotten more programming languages than most engineers in their 20s and 30s have ever known. Despite my experience most companies avoid us like the plague for various reasons. It’s rare to find an employer or a contract that think correctly.
-SB
I was considering getting out the shoe polish for my hair before I landed my current contract. Ageism is a thing.