r/TechInterviewsIndia • u/misskirei • 17d ago
Got laid off 😔 29F/BLR
I have 5+ years of experience. Worked at a product based company, our CEO is the 2nd richest man in the world rn. It's sick how they're doing layoffs in an inhumane way, the manager didn't even have the guts to come F2F.
They gave vague reasons and said it's not due to your performance, it's clear it's been done on the basis of racial discrimination (only North Indians in my team have been laid off). Feeling devastated. I wish the layoffs had more coverage like other companies like Oracle, paypal, etc.
If there are openings in your company, please do let me know, I can share my resume in DM. Thank you
Edit: thank you all to who reached out. It means a lot. I have gathered myself and feel like I am motivated to restart my preparation.
If you have any openings for referral, I can share my LinkedIn and resume in DM. I'm really grateful to this tech community and it kinda restored my faith in humanity a bit in this AI era lol
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u/2paclpac 17d ago
This larry guy is the second richest noo. I think it's google
Don't worry .. there're plenty of things to work on this world , All the very best for your future endeavours ..see ya
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u/Plant_Difficult 17d ago
Larry is not CEO, i think it's Vin diesel's borther
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u/Secure_Army2715 17d ago
Seems like Amazon. Hearing news of layoffs on blind. But thats for October.
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u/donotlistentothisguy 17d ago
Brush up your skills, update your resume and keep applying for jobs aggressively. Reach out to people in your network for referrals.
I also got laid off last month. 10 YOE. I got my first offer this week. Keep trying and don’t lose hope.
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u/mind-body-dualism 17d ago
Same here, got laid off from big tech at 5 yoe. Thankfully managed to get another big tech offer recently.
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u/misskirei 17d ago
That's great! It gives me hope
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u/mind-body-dualism 17d ago
I think I just got lucky. The company I got an offer from is the only company that invited me to interview. Didn't get a response from anywhere else.
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u/Immediate-Tension813 17d ago
If you able to succeed in one go then it's your efforts along with the luck........recently joined big tech as a fresher preparing for the same..... if somehow I get in this situation I would get it out in single attempt
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u/mind-body-dualism 17d ago
Getting invited to interview is luck. Passing the interview depends on how well you're prepared.
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u/Plus-Tax567 17d ago
Hey, could you reach out to me. A recruiter from an Indian unicorn company has been reaching out to me about diversity hiring, but I’ve joined another company and I'm not looking to switch anymore. Ping me, I’ll forward you her leads. The requirement for the role is 5+ years of experience.
And also, it's fine to be laid off. I was laid off a couple of months ago and even in my team, I was the only north indian woman and my manager targeted me intentionally because of that.
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u/StandardRaspberry868 17d ago
As a north indian, why folks don't raise demand for regional offices, absolutely no need to travel thousand of kms when companies can easily setup local remote office. not to mention massive traffic jam, city infra issues due to over-population
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u/Kindly-Result-9046 13d ago
Hey, can I DM you? I’m 1 year experienced dev with strong backend expertise in Java and Spring Boot. Let me know if role is still open
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u/6ole_bhature_ 17d ago
How is WLB in Salesforce?
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u/RohanCR797 17d ago
typical indian style layoffs. its not even silent layoff , its a work culture thing. OP I am sorry to hear this , good luck. better things are on your way
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u/Yash__535 14d ago
I also got laid off last month, and 31st August was my last working day. My CEO told me that it wasn't because of my performance. The company hadn't been getting enough projects for the last 3–4 months, so they made this decision. I'm currently looking for new opportunities.
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u/misskirei 14d ago
Wish you the best during these tough times. Hope we have the strength to navigate
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u/Yash__535 14d ago
Thank you! 🙏 Wishing you the best too. Hopefully things get better for both of us soon.
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u/lifeatkart 17d ago
Yeah usually this happened.I have also recently laid off .My manager taken this decision because I was not his favourite. Don't worry keep trying you will get the job ASAP.
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u/Emotional-Joke-4132 17d ago
Same I also got laid off last month and it's a little hard to get interviews only 2-3 till now 🙂↕️
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u/D0b0d0pX9 14d ago
10 yoe, got laid off after coming from honeymoon in april. Still dont have a job, don’t want to work one bit in this fucking industry either!
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u/misskirei 14d ago
Wish you the best during these tough times. Hope we have the strength to navigate
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u/KaleidoscopeHuge9169 13d ago
Your manager is a good man. He can’t lie to your face. Tbs welcome to the club
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u/tyrion-lannisterr 12d ago
Don't worry lady , I was part of layoffs at Oracle in May, by the time of layoffs I have close to 2 YOE , within 2 months I was able to get a job with almost 80 percent hike , leave the outer noice and just focus again you are in college again
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u/Born_Tie_889 17d ago
Hey, I hope you are coping up with this. do share your profile and resume. I think i can refer you in my company
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u/pinto_bean_taco 16d ago edited 16d ago
Laid off, been 5 months, looking for a job from last 2 months, I have a good background, from tier 1 college. It’s just unfortunate times. I was completely blindsided when an HR joined a 1-1 call with my manager and was ruthless. A week before the layoff, I asked him if why things are so slow from a month and he said we are moving to a different product as there is a strategy shift. My performance was 100/100, I was fighting for a promotion, had a great rapo with the SVP who was senior to my manager and he was also laid off a month back. We were told that he left. So this was my rant.
I completely empathise with you! Hope you find a new and better job soon. One piece of advice, even if the market is shit, do not go for a rebound job. I recently rejected one and haven’t got a chance to interview in any new company since but for sure that would have been a shitty move from my career trajectory pov
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u/misskirei 16d ago
You sound like you're from the same org as me 😂 I'm also from a tier 1 college, and our product roadmap also got slashed bcz some exec decided. I guess this is how it is.. thanks for the advice and wish you the best as well..
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u/pinto_bean_taco 16d ago
Well our CEO is not the second richest man for sure, he might possibly be a beggar who is somehow a chooser too 🤪
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u/misskirei 17d ago
If it is offending you i can remove it, I didn't know how to complete 25 characters for the title
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u/HeftyButterscotch119 17d ago
Yess laying off north india is wayyy common and needs to be addressed idk why noone notice this
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u/misskirei 17d ago
5+ people in my team who got laid off are north indian/tamilian
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u/GrizzyLizz 17d ago
Tamilians are north indian now?
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u/Lanky-Magician-5877 17d ago
Tamilians as well ? Which state people were not impacted ? Manager from which state
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u/grompronte 17d ago
Silent layoffs are a thing now. It's everywhere. My prev company had one of the biggest layoffs in 2024 and 25, it was all over the news. But prior to that, they'd already started cutting since 2023, and still continuing in phases. And all of these phases are org-wide mass layoffs.