Ongoing layoffs continue to unsettle tech workers, with a young employee in Mohali facing a sudden job loss followed by an uncertain work arrangement.
In a Reddit post, the techie claimed that on 31 March, their employer called a meeting with the entire team and said the company could no longer support its staff due to almost no projects.
“Lost job today, now asked to handle everything alone for 25K WFH,” the caption of the post reads.
According to the post, the team, which had around 20 members, was told to consider the day as their last working day.
During the meeting, the employer also opened up about the lack of projects and financial strain on the company.
“He told us to consider this our last working day and mentioned he won’t be able to pay full salary because there hasn’t been much work this month.” the techie wrote.
The announcement came without warning, leaving employees shocked and unprepared.
Solo role offer after layoff:
After the meeting, the techie was called separately and offered an alternative. The techie was asked to continue working from home for ₹25,000 per month, slightly higher than their previous salary of ₹23,000.
However, the revised role came with significantly increased responsibilities. The techie was told to handle both full-stack and mobile development work alone if any projects came in.
“I would have to handle full-stack plus mobile projects on my own if any come in,” the techie wrote.
The techie raised concerns, stating that such a workload would be difficult to manage for the offered pay.
In response, the employer suggested accepting the amount for now, citing no active projects at present, and added that the salary would increase significantly once new development work came in.
“I accepted for now ( new offer letter not provided yet ) because the tech market is quite tough for someone with 8 months of experience as a full-stack developer,” the techie wrote.
Here’s how people reacted to the post:
Reddit users reacted strongly to the post, with many expressing concern over the sudden layoffs.
One of the users commented, “Take the offer as a support for now and start preparing for interviews.”
A second user commented, “My only concern is if your time with this employer will be considered as a legitimate work experience when some big org does a background verification on your job application. If not, you’ll be working only to pay your bills.”
A third user commented, “Take that support and complete at least a year there. 8 months is nothing. You will be considered as a fresher with that experience.”
“Never trust the verbal communication,” another user commented.