Going through a rough phase after being laid off

Hi Grapeviners, My previous company laid me off and they have mentioned it in the relieving letter as well. I have got another offer from TCS, but they have reduced my expected CTC to almost half of what I was getting previously after I have shared by relieving letter with them. The reason that they quoted was you were laid off so we don’t want to hire such candidates. I am barely getting any other interview calls as well. Apart from that all my savings have exhausted and TCS is asking me to join the next week. Should I join TCS and leave them after few months once I find a better job? Because they are paying me much less here, and I have liabilities as well.. I couldn’t sustain in this less salary. And all my savings are almost over due to my own illness in the last few months. Will the previous company know that I have left TCS in just few months? In case if I don’t mention TCS in my resume and show all those months as year gap?

Jordon Everett

Accenture

3 months ago

I think if you are not having any other job in hand so it's better to take tcs offer as of now atleast you will have something to sustain for a few days atleast even though CTC is less somehow you will be able to manage, in the meantime try searching for new opportunities and for not showing tcs on your resume it mostly depends on the time frame for which you have worked in tcs, if you get another offer in next 6 month don't show tcs.