Laid off a few months ago, after having worked in a fintech startup(->scaleup->acquisition) for ~10 years. The process was rather brutal, and it has left me som

Laid off a few months ago, after having worked in a fintech startup(->scaleup->acquisition) for ~10 years. The process was rather brutal, and it has left me somewhat disillusioned. In spite of having had the longest tenure, I was never offered a stake in the company. The severance package was ok (~1 year pay), but that's a legal requirement over here given the length of my tenure, so it's not like they went above and beyond in any way. How am I doing? I'm fine. I'm now an independent contractor. Income is comparable to before, but I'm working a lot less than before (40 hour week vs 60 hour week). Have my feelings for the industry changed? Not really, I was already plenty cynical. But my feelings towards my former employer certainly have changed...