I jumped ship long ago, but I absolutely remember the fear associated with mass layoffs. After years of devotion, people are tossed aside just so recent graduates can learn what was just discarded.
Dell consumed the best years of your life, made you feel special, but won’t give you two weeks notice to move on.
Then again, it scrapes by selling full price to the government just to sell at a loss to consumers in hopes of recouping rebates from intel.
Once everyone mourned the loss, rest assured your skills are highly valued.