I emphasize with all those that are laid off. If the hierarchy had only done their homework and looked at or perhaps understood the implications of losing that valuable knowledge these employees had to contribute to the ongoing future of their business.
There is one important message in those stories. One persons father did not take his dismissal laying down , he started his own service company.
By the way, I am almost 80 and still put in 4 days a week to make up for a shortage of knowhow due to a fall off of trainees and a lack of interest in pursuing down to earth work by youngsters.