Yo bro... 
  
 I personally know a HR who bought 6cr penthouse and 1cr benz... 
  
 Hr and Manager will always say like...humne tumhe skill dia...Chand pe pahucha dia? 
  
 Ab tum Chand paiso k khatir Hume chhor doge?? 
  
 Be like, haa cb chor denge! Family thode hi ho?? 
  
 Humari mehnat k dalali se car flat ki emi jati h apki :D 
  
 But interns and low experience guys gals going through exploitation right now...when an typing this

Chand = moon 
 Chand paise means some money

Senior Consultant

HR buying a pent & Merc? Sure he/she was not the SVP of marketing or something?

Engineering Manager

Just got laid off from Paytm. Been told that my role is redundant and someone else will take up my responsibilities as we club roles. Been 3 days, no one has showed up to take my handover. The cherry on top is the people who are safe are on leave to attend “xyz conference” and my manager has the audacity to aske me to fill in for them. 😂

Software Engineer

Product Designer

Tech layoffs are a wake-up call – you're more than a number. Your career journey is about growth, not just optics. Embrace change, cut losses, and pave your path. Remember, you hold the pen to your story.

Of course  
  
 Only naive would think that.. so always keep back up plans ready … and save a lot of

Tech layoffs are reminder you're just  on spreadsheet, not part of a 'family' or any nonsense HR weaselspeak. Related, never fear leaving a bad situation. Don't let anyone gaslight you about optics...

Tech layoffs are reminder you're just # on spreadsheet, not part of a 'family' or any nonsense HR weasel-speak. Related, never fear leaving a bad situation. Don't let anyone gaslight you about optics of 'job hopping' -it's actually high agency to cut losses. They can, so can you

You're not family

You're not family- Grapevine

Microsoft has lost all respect from me today. Guys please spread the word so that all come to know reality.

I am writing this post on behalf of my friend who is still in bad mood having mental trauma.

Yesterday my friend from Microsoft was let go from his job in India. He was being pressurised to write relieving letter saying he was quitting at his own will and that the HR apparently said if he didn't write the email in next half or 1 hour he won't be getting any severance or benefits by Microsoft India. 

Wait..who does this to an employee? He was so tensed yesterday that he is leaving for his hometown in few days, he doest want to do any job for some time, he was literally crying. 

He said the ones who didnt got laid off have lost the will to work. His friends who got fired are crying as it was least expected from Microsoft.

imo even amazon and sf handled the indian layoffs in a better way than Microsoft.

Other then that Microsoft peeps are not allowed to write anything rubbish on social media. You can yourself see 3 rounds of layoff have happened in India and you will rarelly see any post yet on LinkedIn.

Just imagine to what extent these firms are going to save their image. 😵‍💫🥺

msft used to have best people culture but now its something unimaginable😣

Microsoft India - Worst Situation Underway

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Why do some companies hire via third party payroll.
Secondly what things a person shall be wary of before joining on thir party payroll

3rd Party payroll

Software Developer

I recently laid off, sometime ago. I was privileged enough so didn't really complained about it. But what i realised is:

"Everyone should get laid off once in a lifetime." Reason being you stop being emotional about your job. Some people have a habit to treat job as a the only purpose their life has. Basically job gives them the validation which they never received from anyone.  
Also you realize the hard truth that you are just a number. "Resource" as they aptly call you.

You realize your life has many dimensions than just serving someone. 

Quite an experience i would say, Kuch din to guzariyen lay offs mein!

Layoffs Pros

The economy went down? Yes. Did it affect all kinds of companies? Yes

Did the banks fire any one? No 
Did the Railways fire anyone? No 
Did the media agencies fire anyone? No 

Did Large Tech companies and IT fire people? Absolutely yes 

Tech is the most ruthless-stupid sector that is so flimsy and short sighted that it doesn't care jack-shit about employees

Tech companies will pay employees large salaries in a heartbeat, they'll hire 1000s of them and then fire 100s of them in a heartbeat destroying careers. 

Sigh!

Tech has failed to be a good employer; Layoffs are just one example

Not the way it works. 
It's a function of how fast an industry grows -> The faster it is, the more you have to hire in advance, because you know if the pace continues, you'll need as many. 

Railways needs 5K people this year, they need 5K next year
Google needs 5K people, they need 7.5K next year (if things continue) 
At startup needs 500 people today, it needs 2000 next year (if pace continues) 

So when the pace does not continue, the impact is equally drastic.
Startup fires 25-30%
Google fires 5-10%
Railway fires no one.

Corporate Strategist

Growth Manager

I got laid off within 5 months of joining the company as a Fresher it was my first job during PG I was under training for 1-1.5 months and got shifted to the actual work department due to requirements in that department.
I was under probation for 3 months but the period extended for 1 month due to PG exams. I eventually worked with determination as it was my first job I even worked on weekends and sacrificed my health sleep for that job yes I accept i made some mistakes and was not able to adhere to the tight deadlines sometimes. 
My manager used to call me and used to tell me that he is not seeing any improvement in my performance also said or else he had to escalate this matter to the senior managers. 
I was giving my best working late nights even skipping my meals to finish the work on time also the deadlines got tighter and tighter. When the probation period got over i received a call from hr telling we have to part ways the time taken for completing a task is longer the performance was not up to the mark. she also told if you don't resign you'll be blacklisted and would face consequences.
After listening to this I was heartbroken despite working with honesty and determination I was not confirmed. My peers who joined the organization with me got confirmed for that position. 
I am looking for another job and facing questions like why you left the previous job as a fresher I have no idea what to say. I am not sure about the next job i don't want to face this situation again it destroys mental peace, confidence and develops self doubt what should I do I am vulnerable......

Laid off within 5 months from first Job

Market Research

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

I currently work in a project that is driven by CEO and he is very intimidating. I work my ass off to make sure he gets what expects but today he was especially aggressive during the call. After the call I asked him to wait up for two mins and started telling him that I am getting intimidated by him. Although he was nice to me when I confronted him, now I am feeling embarrassed because I broke down a little when I spoke. Tears started flowing and I am feeling like a weak person. Just fyi I am an adult male.

I ended up breaking down in front of my CEO

It's ok to express your emotions.  Especially in times of stress / duress.  
  
 You'll be fine.  
  
 It's also important to sometimes define boundaries - if that was the intent of your talk with him today.  It's feedback and if he is an understanding leader, he'll give you your space and time.

Sales Manager

Product Marketing Manager

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

Are you or someone you know affected by recent layoffs at tech giants like Dell, Cisco, Reliance, or Intel? Have you heard about silent layoffs happening in other companies?

Let's come together to share our experiences, offer support, and learn from each other.

Feel free to discuss:

 Your personal experience with layoffs (e.g., how it happened, your feelings, actions taken)

 Information about silent layoffs in your company or others

Tips and advice for those facing or fearing layoffs

Support and encouragement for those affected

Let's Share Our Experiences: Layoffs at Tech Giants

Data Analyst

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Hustle culture is a scam to brainwash employees. Any views?

Learnt it early on.   
     
  In my previous organisation, my manager used to give me the same feedback in every 1-1 I had with her, that am not active post my work timings, I don't extend and work. She would say, I am not required to be active on slack outside my working hours or on my offs. However, I should check the updates and acknowledge it even if it's my off or outside working hours. I saw my other colleagues doing same and when they did she would ask some or the other updates thus indirectly they had to work even on offs/outside working hours.   
     
 I worked there for 1 year and didn't give a fuck about her feedback. I would just say, yeah I'll do but never did.    
     
 This month, they laid off and I was among other people who was affected. I am glad that I didn't sacrifice my health and personal life for this bullshit.

Customer Success

Program Manager

Hey Folks,
I’m in a phase where I have decided to move out from my present company. My present company is very dear to me as it gave me the taste of what success looks like. Honestly, I would have never made it had I not received the support and backing that I got here.

I don’t know if I am making the correct decision. Emotions are literally overflowing. One side of mine tells me that I am making the wrong decision whereas the other side is excited to see what future holds for me. 

Literally anxious of all the thoughts that are crossing my mind. What if , I am not able to perform at my next company ? What if , they decide to hire me and then not honour their offer letter ? What if, the company has a mass layoff and I am impacted ?

All these thoughts are literally eating me from inside. Any suggestions on how can I handle the same ?

How to handle emotions while switching companies

This is such a wholesome emotion.
You are not doing anything wrong. Growth makes things uncomfortable because you are leaving your cocoon. 
Next job may or may not be as great, but you will learn so much on your journey.

Plus, great companies are made by great people. Keep in touch with your present colleagues beyond this transition. Hold on to all the best people you find along the way!

All the best in new role, you'll be fine!

Consultant

Currently I'm working in a FinTech startup. Here my compensation is 'x' fixed. I've around 9 months of full time experience and 6 months of internship experience here. I needed to switch from my current company as the work is not good and they are cost cutting so everyone is also switching.

I got offer from eka.care for x+2 and I was sure shot to join them. I asked a little bit more compensation but they said 20% on curent is industry standards.I visited the office and met manager and future teammates.. They were very good and I liked the team, company and the manager, but I was also disappointed that I'm getting just 2 lac of increase. But still I was in full mood to join as I really wanted to learn the quality work. So because of this I resigned from my current company.

After some days in between of my notice period and there is still 15 days to join eka, I closed another offer from a popular FinTech 'smallcase' at x+7 lpa. Based on the interview and people I talked I think smallcase is pretty great place and I accepted the offer.
I'm feeling guilty that I've ditched a company. I think whatever I've done I made a great choice.  This will help me in future and also ensure my financial stability.   WDYT?

Ditched the offer of a startup

The company did around 10-15% silent layoffs in the last cycle by putting people in PIP. 
My Manager told me that he has pressure on him to put at least 1 or 2 people in PIP, make them leave the company and reduce costs.

Later, the company did as low an appraisal as 2%.

Senior folks are leaving specifically Frontend Developers.

Salaries of a lot of SDE-2 are below 30 LPA.

They have started new positions called Product Developers which will do the same work as SDEs but with a lesser package. PD-1 salary is around 10-12 lakhs and of Lead PD is 20-22 lakhs.

The company is putting itself in a position where it wants people to leave on their own.

There are almost zero perks in the company. 
The team outing budget is a joke which is 2k INR per person per year. That is 500 rupees per person per quarter. 

Also making office mandatory from November.

Razorpay is too smart!

Good thing. Anyways their frontend devs and PMs were doing everything on Twitter except tech.

I was in Zomato , and they laid me off in Nov last year. Now, my ex-manager called me to join the team as they have an opening now. Should I join again?

Joining company which laid me off

This time, I’d say put yourself first. Coming to your firing, your manager probably didn’t really have much of a say, could’ve been orders from the top. But if he’s calling you back, that means for some reason they’re giving priority to their ex employee (maybe performance was never the reason for the lay off). If it’ll help you financially , you can offer to join back but at the same time vigorously keep looking outside and quit the moment you get a better & stable offer. If you’re already financially ok and have a run way, pass on this and look out for a better job. Whatever you do, put yourself first this time

Analytics Manager

Product Manager

I am going to make a jargon dictionary, please give your suggestions

Corporate is more about jargons☹️

"per my last email" → "In case you can't read" 
 "To reiterate" → "for the last fucking time" 
 "moving forward" → "Don't try me again, bitch!" 
 "I've CC’d" → "Let's see you lie your way out of this, bitch" 
 "Kind regards"→ “Fuck you" 
 “Warm regards” → “Fuck you”, but warmer

Frontend Engineer

I will go first, it doesn't matter if you really work hard on a project, in the end only result matter, no matter how much efforts you made for it

Lesson you have learned from Corporate

Welcome to Data Scientists's Private Community

I have 17 years experience as head of data science in a startup , I am thinking how to save jobs in this current scenario , I am hearing my friends who are in Swiggy , Zomato in senior vp positions loosing job . How to up skill to become layoff proof or easy to get jobs , data engineering with complete architecture and design data platform knowledge of aws , gcp,azure, data bricks, snowflake , 
Know end to end all major domain bfs , insurance, retail ,e-commerce , manufacturing to generate insights
Know llm architecture , system design , end to end software development , MLOps , web development, data base design 
People management , mentoring, leadership, industry connect , doing part time phd what we should do to be evergreen to get job when layoff happen or save ourselves from layoffs

How to avoid layoff 2024

Data Scientist

How do you guys dissociate from office shit once you log out and not let your job be your personality. I am glad I joined grapevine so I can write about  all the shit that goes on and try and have an actual life outside office. 

In the name of hustle we have actually reduced the importance of living life to the fullest.

Dissociate from work

Associate Product Manager

No one has told me about this and heard it first on Twitter. Just joined Grapevine for this from Twitter. What does this mean? Has anyone gone through this? I am very early in my career, this can completely destroy my career. Please. Help me.

Sh*tting bricks right now because of Swiggy Layoffs

I was laid off with 10months  of my first job without severance. You career wont get destroyed because of the layoff

You're not family

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