Thread regarding Xerox Corp. layoffs

Don't let age stop you

I turned 62 in September 2018 and was canned a month later. My full retirement age is 66 years and 4 months. I took the severance and tested the waters with another company. To my delight, they hired me with an 18% increase in salary and benefits to die for. Age is just a state of mind. You need to pull your head out of the sand and - if you have marketable skills - you are valued. Whatever you do - don't badmouth Xerox. When asked about it - I simply said that, "Times became challenging for Xerox and their bottom line and they had to make some changes..." I could see the unspoken approval in the interviewer's eyes.

Because I'm so much happier at this new job, my whole outlook has changed. I probably won't want to retire at all!

Excellent post and some much needed positivity from @YvDPNbu-g--.

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I'll just stick to anonymously bashing them online. So disgruntled and I didn't even get laid off.

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congrats! I totally agree during interviews, do NOT bash Xerox. It's just not professional to do that about any company during an interview.

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