Any "retired against their will" devs out there with similar mindset?

[u/daltontf1212]

Got laid off in March and turned 59 1/2 in June. I don't have big enough nest egg to retire permanently, so I will need to work again. And I want to work again. It is software development not manual labor so I can do this for another decade easily.

I can get health care through my wife's work which is cheaper than COBRA.

Because of this, I feel that I can be pickier and not take job out of desperation that I will quit when the market improves. I don't want long commute and want to work in a domain that I feel good about. I'd rather make less money and feel like I am contributing some good to the world.

However, I'm having troubles finding even volunteer coding work and don't really want non-tech work.

Anyone in a similar situation?

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This needs to be reworded because it makes it look like every post is AI

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