New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- With a career spanning over two decades at Microsoft, 62-year-old Joe Friend was laid off in May, disrupting his retirement plans. Nearly six months after the layoff, he is still unsure about what to do next, except that his time in Big Tech is over, according to a report by Business Insider.

Earlier this year, Friend, who worked as a director of product management at Microsoft with a team of nine members, heard rumours of company restructuring that could impact the managers. However, he did not anticipate that his role would be at stake.

In May, he found out that he, along with 14 other members of his working group, including four managers, had been laid off.

"I wasn't entirely surprised by the layoffs. I was sur...