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Manager earning ₹ 70 LPA laid off by Nifty 50 company, jobless for 7 months: ‘Savings depleting fast'
A laid-off Indian mid-level manager revealed the stress of a seven-month job hunt with almost no leads.
Layoffs have become a harsh reality across industries, and one laid-off manager from an old IIT has shared a deeply troubling account of a seven-month struggle to return to work after losing a role at a Nifty50 company during a major restructuring.
Once leading a team, the professional with 18 years of experience says in a Reddit post that life feels “back to zero”, with savings nearly gone and only two months of runway left.
"Laid-off mid-level manager, unable to get a job back," the caption of the post reads.
Struggling to restart career:
According to the post, losing a 70 LPA job came just weeks after purchasing a bigger home, a decision that forced the laid-off manager to rent it out almost immediately because paying the EMI became impossible without a salary.
The laid-off manager says attempts to restart a stable career have brought little progress.
Applications on LinkedIn and Naukri, outreach through references, and support from consultants have given almost no results. Even premium job-search services have failed to make a difference.
"In the past 7 months, I have only got some calls from consultants and got only 2 interviews," the post adds.
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Reddit reacts:
Reddit users expressed sympathy and shared similar experiences of lengthy job searches, noting that the situation for mid-level roles has become increasingly challenging.
One of the users commented, “You are not getting selected because you are probably overqualified for most jobs you applied.”
A second user commented, “The job market is brutal and there is no guarantee it will recover in the next year or ever.”
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“I am going through something similar. 11 years of experience in the software industry. I am not getting any calls. Referrals are not working. Not sure what is wrong,” another user commented.
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