At least start putting out feelers and start interviewing. For me at least that helps with the feeling of helplessness. I've had a pretty stable career and some

At least start putting out feelers and start interviewing. For me at least that helps with the feeling of helplessness. I've had a pretty stable career and some disappointments with interviews, but at least feeling like an alternative was possible was empowering. Can you reach out to your previous employers and former colleagues to let them know you looking? In terms of the new personalities and organization, have you taken any actions to try to break inside the new "in" group? Meeting with the new personalities, finding problems to collaborate on, etc... YMMV but I have seen that dynamic happen- management starts with "thier" people then adopts inherited people as thier own. However, given my read of your post, I definitely would include looking for opportunities outside the company in your strstegy