As for layoffs, the most widely circulated statement in the workplace is that after 35 years old, you are a "waste man"; 35% of middle-aged people are always the first to be laid off.
A person's cognition guides his behavior, which in turn determines the direction of his life. Most of the pain in the workplace comes from cognitive limitations.
When you have to fight for decades in the workplace, the probability of encountering a change of boss is not low, so you have to be alert and prepared at all times.
In this era of survival of the fittest, every workplace is desperately running forward, fearing that stopping their efforts will risk being eliminated by society.