I was laid off at 50. Instead of looking for another corporate job, I decided to pursue what scared me most.

Edgar Tang was laid off from Netflix at 50. Courtesy of Edgar Tang Edgar Tang says surviving cancer helped prepare him for a layoff at 50. Years of rebuilding gave him the confidence to start over again — this time as a content creator. Tang says his lived experience is something an algorithm can't replace. Edgar Tang, 50, lives in Singapore and was laid off from his job as a video editor at Netflix in March. Rather than immediately looking for another corporate role, he began creating…