Good luck. I am female and in my 60's and happily employed. However I've had scientist and engineer women friends who have become unemployed in their 50's or la

Good luck. I am female and in my 60's and happily employed. However I've had scientist and engineer women friends who have become unemployed in their 50's or later and have great trouble finding work. It can take years. During that period contracting is an option. I think it is wise to find your next job right away if you think the current job is insecure because it is harder to find the job if you are unemployed. I notice you don't use the word union. It's still a dirty word, which is unfortunate. The balance between employee and employer is off and union decline is a reason. We suffer much more from globalization and outsourcing than we need to due to lack of workplace unions.