He spent 31 years at Microsoft. Then he was laid off - and had to relearn how to job hunt.

"Mike Kostersitz spent 31 years building a career at Microsoft. Then, at age 60, he had to do something he hadn't done in decades: Find a job. In May, Kostersitz, a principal product manager lead working on Azure, said his team had a meeting with a senior leader that seemed to go well. But the following morning, he noticed a high-priority meeting had been added to his calendar - and it didn't bring good news."

"Kostersitz said the layoff came as a total surprise, so he took the rest of the week to process it before beginning his job search. Over the last five months, he's landed interviews with a handful of companies, including Nvidia and Nike. He said there's one opportunity he's optimistic about, but that he still hasn't secured a job. Kostersitz is among thousands of Microsoft workers who've been laid off over the past year."

Mike Kostersitz spent 31 years at Microsoft and was laid off at age 60 as part of a reduction that affected roughly 6,000 employees. He learned of the elimination after a high-priority meeting was added to his calendar and found that his manager and two direct reports were also affected. He took a week to process the layoff and then began searching for work, interviewing with companies including Nvidia and Nike while remaining optimistic about one opportunity. Microsoft said it is focused on reducing management layers and streamlining processes. A broader hiring slowdown and layoffs across major tech firms have made reemployment challenging, leading some workers to consider smaller companies, entrepreneurship, or early retirement.

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