Posting for others hoping for a LR package, or for others locked in, and miserable like I was; and looking to move on.
Yes, others on this site basically say, if you are unhappy; just leave. They are indeed correct. But that was incredibly difficult for me to contemplate myself. I stayed almost eighteen years, and while I put on a good facade, I was truly, truly miserable. I survived by a regiment of medication; mostly to counteract anxiety, lack of sleep, and dealing with toxic people I normally would choose not to normally communicate with.
Dealing with the fools in control over my life was the most difficult part; so many waves of people who really should not be in their positions, but were good intelligent manipulators. Nothing worse, my vote, of getting trapped into a stressful, repetitive cycle of pretty much meaningless work, consuming most of your waking weekly existence; but you convince yourself it is all worth it for the money.
I thought all along, this job is making me miserable; but I can't leave because of the good money. Well long story short, yes I was LR'd, as thousands of others. I felt it would happen for the last few years; so during those years, lived completely minimalist, and paid off all debt. That was the key.
I was LR'd, then yes kept on working in technology, but this time for a small company at much less pay. I also started volunteering. Now over five years after LR, getting away from the once great long ago (in the 2000s) but now toxic Cisco culture, was the best thing that ever happened to my health.
Without your mental health, we have nothing. Listen to your heart and mind and make the big plan to get out if you are miserable. Make the big change to scale back your life financially, if the reason you are staying is money.
Hopefully someone is reading this and will use it to help make that big decision to go; and to also stop living their life to pursue money. It was worth it. Hope it will be the same for you.