After 25+ years in tech, a former Adobe software engineer is now driving a school bus.
James Strawn was laid off in 2025 and spent more than a year trying to find another tech job.
He says he applied to 100+ positions, faced repeated rejection, and believes ageism played a role. Eventually, he chose a completely different career.
His story raises a bigger question:
What happens to experienced workers when the industry they spent decades building suddenly stops hiring them?