Thelonious
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Years ago, when I was young, I was in a similar situation. I was working as a technical writer for military equipment (I was a civilian.)They fired the older civilian guys, mainly because they were more expensive, with little consideration as to their merits. It was very ugly and, I felt, immoral. I resigned my job, giving my reasons in my resignation letter. That is all I could do. This is the dark side of freedom: it extends to actions and actors of which/whom we disapprove. I will choose freedom nevertheless.When I first retired I looked into a part time job at a pro course where I volunteered to work during tournaments. A short time after my interview I started working the tournament and I found out that there was a class-action lawsuit against the course for age discrimination. They had fired all but a couple of their older employees and replaced them with youngsters. I figured that job was gone.
I went on to make a living (using the term very loosely) as a musician, playing in bars, resorts, private parties of rich people. It was fun. Every cloud has a silver lining. I have far happier memories of playing in bars than I do of writing overhaul manuals for missile launchers, and I got laid a lot as well.