An Indian techie recently took to Reddit to share their story of being laid off during a startup town hall meeting. In their post, titled \”Wanted to share the layoff story of mine which can happen to anyone\”, the Redditor revealed that the CEO and the senior management announced immediate layoffs during an \”out of the blue\” meeting, citing financial losses. The techie explained that though they were given three months’ salary, the entire process was shocking and \”incredibly abrupt\” Since being shared, the Reddit post has gone viral. In the comments section, several users expressed empathy, while others shared similar experiences. \”Fully empathise with you but the last concluding sentence is wrong. Layoffs can happen anywhere, including in SBCs. It is not something only startups experience. Gob forbid, There is no guarantee your new company wont do the same to you,\” wrote one user. \”Happy for you; my advice is not to get bitter over things,\” expressed another.
