Cambodia has some good deals with their retirement visa. Cheap and allows you to buy land and work somewhat. I might end up there if Vietnam doesn’t work out.

Thank you for that detailed response and sharing your knowledge of how things work in Europe. I’m moving overseas in 2024 but not to Europe and I’m retiring so I won’t need this but I’m always curious how neoliberalism operates in other countries. With corporations having the upper hand these days and the housing crisis all over the world I would not want to be in the OP’s shoes. I hope, as you say, that they have misunderstood the notice they received.

Good advice. I know France is not the same as the US but I remember that in the US or some states in the US have laws about employees being able to access a website to see if their company is planning layoffs as the companies have to post that information 60 days prior to any lay offs. I wonder if any EU countries have a law like that. Would make it easier to keep tabs on who is about to lay people off and who isn’t.