Bengaluru Techie Says He Was Laid Off After Talking About "Recession In Tech"
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His tweet went viral, amassing more than 1.36 lakh views on X. Users came to his rescue, telling Mohan about job opportunities, and sending his resume to relevant people.
A software engineer in Bengaluru has said in a post on X that he was fired a day after he posted about recession in the technology sector. Jishnu Mohan lost his job at Forma as part of a wider corporate reorganisation. He had been employed by the life benefits platform for four years, having joined the firm in 2019. Mohan was employed full-time and working remotely from Kochi, Kerala, at the time of his lay-off. He shared a long thread of X (formerly Twitter), where Mohan gave details about his experience and how he handled it. 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. https://t.co/CqGWYQbgY6
"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.
