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 re

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