An Indian employee recently shared on Reddit how he was suddenly laid off by his US-based company, and his post has gained a lot of attention online. He explained that the layoff happened without any prior warning, leaving him shocked and unprepared.

The employee said that he had been working from home as usual. On the day of the layoff, he woke up at 8.30 am, logged in at 9 am, and saw a meeting invite scheduled for 11 am.

It was a mandatory meeting with the company’s COO for all employees in India. When the meeting started, the COO joined briefly, turned off everyone’s cameras and microphones, and announced that the company had decided to lay off most of its Indian staff. The COO clarified that the decision was not related to employee performance but was due to “internal organisation

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