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22nd Nov

 In my recent post, I shared my layoff experience. I also mentioned that I have got another job. So, Today was my first day from office. Today was very different I didn't expect it that way. Let me once give you some context about this company. So, before joining the company from which I got laid off. I was working here as intern and I really liked that team and they also really liked me try best to retain me. But, because of my stupidity or something else I didn't join them. So, when today I was about to enter the office. I put my thumb print over the biometric to open the door. I was quite bit excited will it be open or not, and it got open I felt little happiness inside as someone told me before leaving the office, this door will always be open for you. I know this must sound childish but yeah it made me happy. No one was in the office so it felt weird, I sat down and started working and then after sometime one of cofounder came in the office. And he seems quite happy to see...

My Laid off Experience

Recently, I was laid off by my employer. I joined 3 months back, only straight after college. And the experience I am going to share is my personal experience, and other people might feel different because of n number of parameters.  To be honest, when my cluster lead told me that you had been let go. My mind stops working for a moment. They gave me a notice period of 2 months, in which I didn't have to work for the company, but they will provide a salary for the 2 months as in a normal case. So, for some, it might be a good thing that they can find a new job in the next 2 months and they are being paid for the preparation period required to crack other companies. And to be honest, 2 months is a lot to prepare and get another job. Then the question arises of why this info of being let go scared the shit out of me. I was scared primarily because I am the only bread and butter-earner in my family. And because of my job, my whole family shifted with me. So, this dependency of them on ...