I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to get hired for any jobs that I've applied to over the past year. And at the age of 58, I don't think anything is going to change. No company wants to hire anyone my age. I've been talking with my wife and I might try to start doing some Linux and Open Source consulting work. Maybe even start an actual business. I am absolutely sick and tired of working my ass off getting resumes edited, writing cover letters, sending them off to companies with the hopes that someone will actually give me a change, to only get a rejection email telling me they are going with someone else but keep an eye on future openings.

A message to younger folks in the Tech industry: Make sure you're well know in the industry and don't get old. Not getting old is, of course, impossible but what I've found is that even though I have been in the Linux and Open Source world for more than 30 years, I am a complete unknown and that is one of the reasons (of many) I'm not getting a chance.