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age and worry (Score:2)
IME, layoffs tend to affect older folks differently, even if they're not the ones being laid off -- they have fewer opportunities for jobs, difficult to restart, etc. Putting myself in his shoes with my two cents: he's probably just deeply worried and feels out of control so tries to exert control by telling other people what to do.