Strictly speaking, entering the workplace is the only way to really enter the society, not only to deal with work tasks, but also to deal with all kinds of interpersonal relationships.
Age panic is common in the workplace. On the contrary, those who have been living a full and self-fulfilling life will not panic because of their age. In the face of aging, look at it from a different perspective - "crisis" = "danger" + "opportunity".
As for layoffs, the most widely circulated statement in the workplace is that after 35 years old, you are a "waste man"; 35% of middle-aged people are always the first to be laid off.
In the workplace, no matter how good the relationship is, it seems fragile in front of interests. Two people who can't wear a pair of pants can fight for their own interests. So the saying "the workplace is like a battlefield" is absolutely true.