Bengaluru Techie Gets Laid Off A Day After Tweeting About Recession In Tech Industry
On February 8, software engineer Jishnu Mohan, a programmer for HR firm Forma, was laid off barely a day after he posted on Twitter about his lack of confidence in his professional abilities, as per a Moneycontrol report. As part of a wider corporate reorganization, Bengaluru techie Mohan lost his job as a software engineer at Forma. He had been employed by the life benefits platform for four years, having joined in 2019. Mohan was employed remot...Read More
It took just one tweet, and one day for a Bengaluru techie to lose his job. After tweeting about how uncomfortable he was with the state of the IT industry, a Bengaluru techie's worst fears came true when he was fired the next day.
Bengaluru Techie Laid Off After Recession Tweet
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On February 8, software engineer Jishnu Mohan, a programmer for HR firm Forma, was laid off barely a day after he posted on Twitter about his lack of confidence in his professional abilities, as per a Moneycontrol report. As part of a wider corporate reorganization, Mohan lost his job as a software engineer at Forma. He had been employed by the life benefits platform for four years, having joined in 2019. Mohan was employed remotely full-time from Kochi, Kerala, at the time of his layoff.
¡°The whole recession situation in tech making me unease. May be at the lowest confidence level in my career,¡± he had tweeted on February 7. Less than 24 hours later, Mohan shared an update about being laid off. ¡°That was quick. I got laid off today, as part of reorg. So actively looking for a job now. Please let me know if anyone is hiring,¡± the techie said.
That was quick. I got laid off today, as part of reorg.
¡ª Jishnu (@jishnu7) February 8, 2024
So actively looking for a job now. Please let me know if anyone is hiring. https://t.co/CqGWYQbgY6
Twitter Comes In Support After His Viral Post
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Soon, his viral tweet saw comments section flooded with support and requests for his resume and leads to available jobs. Some exchanged job opportunities, while others committed to sending Mohan's resume to relevant people. His tweet has already garnered nearly 1.5 lakh views on X.
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More Than 30,000 Layoffs Already Announced In 2024
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Online tracker Layoffs.fyi has reported that in the first five weeks of 2024, there were over 33,000 layoffs in the tech sector. The number of job cuts has increased quickly, dashing hopes that the dire tech outlook from last year will lift and ease for tech employees. Google, Salesforce, Amazon and eBay are among the big layoff announcements have come in 2024 till date,
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