In the midst of the layoff wave, a deeply personal post by a young Intuit employee has struck a chord online. The tech worker, an immigrant and recent graduate, shared his story
The U.S. tech industry is in the throes of yet another layoff wave, with over 50,000 jobs axed in early 2025 alone. Giants like Microsoft, Meta, CrowdStrike, and Block have all slashed headcounts, citing AI disruptions, cost-cutting, and federal downsizing, according to layoff tracker Layoffs.fyi. Microsoft, in particular, recently announced one of its biggest cuts since 2023—nearly 6,000 employees—despite posting strong profits. In the midst of this crisis, a deeply personal post by a young Intuit employee has struck a chord online. The tech worker, an immigrant and recent graduate, shared his story.
“They hired me just to fire me”
The employee joined Intuit, a multinational financial software company, just 1.5 months ago. “As a fresh grad and an immigrant, this job meant everything to me,” he wrote. “Six rounds of interviews, months of preparation, years of dreaming—and it was all over in weeks.”
He detailed how most of his brief tenure was spent in onboarding and training programs. “Week 1 was onboarding, Week 2 was mandatory Dev@Intuit training, Week 3 was GED week. I really had only 4 actual working weeks.” Despite putting in long hours, delivering tasks on time, and proactively seeking feedback, he says he was suddenly flagged for “performance issues.”
“The feedback felt vague, unfair, and sometimes just completely false,” he wrote. “Eventually, they told me I wasn’t meeting expectations. But all I asked for was time—to learn, to get context. I’m new. I needed space to ramp up. Instead, I was written off.”
He says there was no severance, no support—just a silent termination and a lingering sense of betrayal. “Now they’re letting me go. No help. No backup. Just a message that I wasn’t enough.”
Even more concerning, the employee suggests this isn’t an isolated case. “After scrolling through Blind and other forums, I’ve found multiple posts from new hires at Intuit being let go within their first few months. It feels like some managers are trying to meet firing quotas. It’s targeted. It’s cruel.”
He also shared the toll this has taken on his personal life. With his H1B visa newly approved, this job was his only legal pathway to remain in the U.S. “Now, in an instant, it’s gone. I’ve used every bit of my salary to pay off student loans. I was trying to do the right thing. Now I don’t even know how I’ll pay rent.”
His parents were supposed to visit for his graduation in June—excited for their first trip to the U.S. “Now I can’t afford to bring them. I don’t know how to break their hearts without breaking my own.”
He ended his post with a cry for help: “Can I fight this? Can I escalate it? Are there any legal or immigration options? If you’ve been through this, how did you survive? I feel like everything is falling apart. I just feel lost.”
“It’s time to go home”
As the post by the laid-off Intuit employee gained traction, it triggered a wave of responses online—some empathetic, others brutally honest. While many rallied behind the young immigrant professional, sharing advice and personal stories, others offered a critique of the larger visa and labour ecosystem in the US.
One user pointed to the systemic issues within the American tech job market: “The irony is, this is what U.S. workers have been dealing with due to the abuse of OPT, H1B, H4, and L1 visas. Now that there are barely any American workers left in tech, it’s H1B candidates getting hurt by more H1Bs. You’re treated this way because the labor pool has been flooded. You served your purpose. Now, it’s time to go home.”
Another commenter stated, “Sorry to hear this. It sucks. Layoffs are one thing—but this kind of behavior, which is becoming common in tech, is alarming. No one’s performance can be fairly judged within 1.5 months, especially for new grads. Even seasoned professionals need time to ramp up. Companies lie and blame the employee. If there was an exit interview, I’d call them out while rolling my eyes.”
Another user, claiming to be a current or former Intuit employee, explained a shift in company policy: “Intuit used to have an official rule that employees under 6 months were considered too new to be judged. So this move is weird. If it helps, I’m being pushed out too—and trust me, this company is terrible. People on Blind can be heartless, but it’s not about you. It’s about them and their miserable lives.”
They also shared practical advice for the affected employee: “Focus on your next steps. Start preparing for interviews—aggressively—for both U.S. and back home. Talk to HR and ask for severance. Be polite, but firm. Outline your contributions, and note that you weren’t given clear feedback, coaching, or formal warnings. You may not get anything, but it’s worth asking. You’re young—that’s your superpower. You will bounce back. This company doesn’t define your worth.”