I relate with your story. In IT you can be fired any time. There is no syndicate to protect you. All you can do is to improve your knowledge and try your luck again. Is very stressful environment. Most companies are becoming toxic recently due to AI. Companies that do not accept AI pretend from developers the same or better productivity like the free open source developers who have no inhibitions producing code with AI. Welcome back. I'm curious how is going. So I have follow you on Twitter. God bless your effort, to keep up in this harsh industry!