Shutterstock Dear Liz, I got laid off in 2015 and I decided to take a sabbatical, because I got a decent severance package. The sabbatical came just at the right time, but now I am finding it hard to get back into the workforce. I am starting to wonder whether my age is working against me. I am 49 but I was blessed with my dad’s hairline and I could imagine that I look older than I am.