[AnimalMuppet]

The world is different when you have more than 10 years of experience. You probably want to get paid for that experience, not just paid like someone with, say, 5 years. That means that you have to find an employer that sees the value that the extra experience brings. That is not every employer.

So this takes longer than it did when you were more junior. Some doors are closed just because you're more experienced, and therefore more expensive.

I suspect - but do not know - that of the places that see value in that experience, a higher percentage of them want you in the office, not remote.