我的一个好朋友（45岁）几个月前失去了他那份长期从事的技术工作（年薪20万+美元）。他是个非常有才华的人，技能一点也不过时。他却找不到薪资接近之前水平的替代工作。

他说他拒绝了一份9.5万美元的offer，因为薪资大幅降低。他建立的生活方式是基于接近每年20万美元的收入。

无论是轻微的年龄歧视、经济因素还是与AI相关，都别指望那20万美元的薪水能维持到65岁。

我听到很多这样的传闻轶事，尤其是在科技行业。如果你失去了高收入的工作，而且已经接近50岁，要再找到一份同等薪资水平的工作真的很艰难。

A good friend (age 45) of mine lost his long time tech job ($200+ k per year) a few months ago. He is a very talented guy, not obsolete skills at all. He is not finding a replacement job at anywhere near is previous salary.

He said he declined one offer at $95,000 because of the huge pay reduction. He built a lifestyle based on closer to $200,000 per year.

Whether it is a bit of age discrimination or economy or Ai related, don't count on that $200 k lasting until age 65.

I am hearing anecdotal scenarios like that, especially in tech. If you lose a high income job and you are already near 50, it is really tough to get another job at the same pay level.