Delhi man earning Rs 60 LPA gets fired with 3 days notice; says getting out of corporate life was his 'greatest blessing'

In a viral LinkedIn post, Delhi-based entrepreneur Kawatra shared how he lost his job as director at a Chinese multinational company in 2018 despite earning ₹5 lakh per month at the time. Alongside the high-paying role came a massive ₹2 crore home loan, making the termination even more devastating.

For most people, getting fired from a ₹60 lakh-per-year job would feel like everything collapsing at once.

For Kawatra, it became the moment that forced him to rebuild his life from scratch.


“3 days notice. You’re terminated,” he wrote.

“I walked out NAKED. Zero package. TERMINATION stamp.”

Kawatra also shared a copy of his termination letter dated September 12, 2018. According to the letter, the company said his employment was being ended with immediate effect over performance-related concerns after allegedly asking him multiple times to resign voluntarily.

But what hit readers harder than the salary figure was what came after it.

“108 cold calls. 108 rejections. 3 AM panic attacks,” he wrote.

“Neighbours watched me sit at home. My daughter asked a question I couldn’t answer.”

The post quickly spread across LinkedIn and other social media platforms, with many users relating to the fear that comes with layoffs, EMIs, and suddenly losing financial stability.

Why Did His LinkedIn Post Go Viral?

Unlike motivational posts that only focus on success, Kawatra’s story spent most of its time sitting inside the uncomfortable part — the shame, silence, panic and uncertainty that followed unemployment.

He wrote about smoking “12 to 15 cigarettes a night” during that phase and admitted that the stress took a serious toll on his health.

“I let shame attack my body before I attacked the problem,” he wrote.

The honesty of the post resonated with many professionals online, especially at a time when layoffs across industries continue to make headlines.

Kawatra said he kept taking every rejection personally until he started viewing the process differently.

“70 will ignore you. 30 will sympathize, but offer zero help. 5 will open a door. 1 will define your next decade.”

According to him, treating rejection like “brutal math” instead of emotional failure helped him survive the period mentally.

What Did The Founder Say About Corporate Jobs?

One of the strongest reactions online came from Kawatra’s comments about becoming too dependent on corporate identity.

“I was a complete slave to a corporate logo,” he wrote.

He explained that he had spent years building a career around a degree and designation, only to realise that both could disappear overnight.

According to Kawatra, losing the job forced him to finally learn practical skills beyond titles and salaries — including sales, marketing and people management.

“Degrees expire. Skills compound forever,” he wrote.

What Happened After He Lost His Job?

Kawatra says the years after the termination eventually led him towards entrepreneurship.

In his LinkedIn post, he claimed that today he has worked with 65 corporates across 19 states, advised projects worth ₹6,500 crore, and built a business career after leaving the corporate world behind.

What once looked like the end of his career, he said, ultimately became “forced rebirth.”

“Termination was not my end,” he wrote. “It was my forced rebirth.”

And while Kawatra’s story eventually turned into entrepreneurial success, the part many people connected with most was much simpler:

The fear of suddenly losing the life you thought was secure.

(Disclaimer: This story is based on claims made in a viral LinkedIn post. The allegations have not been independently verified.)