She was hired as maternity cover; years later, a coworker’s repeated underperformance forced a CEO intervention - but left her battling stress, anger and sleepless nightsA senior leader faces a difficult workplace situation. A colleague consistently fails to meet job expectations. This forces the leader to t...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
'Still feels like a dream': Employee goes from Rs 70,000 to Rs 1.58 lakh per month after layoff, shares career lessonA professional's layoff after 4.5 years at a company, initially seen as a setback, unexpectedly led to a major career breakthrough. He secu...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
Laid off one day, salary doubled the next: This employee’s ₹70K to ₹1.58 lakh jump feels ‘unreal’—internet reactsAfter 4.5 years at INR 70k, an employee was unexpectedly laid off. The same day, they received a WFH job offer paying INR 1.58 lakhs monthl...
18 Jun, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
France's OVHcloud plans frontier AI models to become Europe's second LLM playerOVHcloud aims to build advanced AI models. This move positions the European cloud provider as a competitor to Mistral. The company seeks to...
17 Jun, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Robinhood Layoffs 2026: US fintech company lays off 10% of its workforce, CEO says "business has never been stronger"Robinhood Layoffs: Financial services firm Robinhood is laying off approximately 290 employees, about 10% of its workforce, as part of a re...
17 Jun, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Techie says firm fired 90% of staff, plans to hire back as developers are 'dime a dozen' in BangaloreA Bengaluru software architect reported his company laid off 90% of its tech staff, attributing the cuts to AI adoption and reduced custome...
17 Jun, 2026, 01.43 PM IST
“Can’t even take a Monday off”: Employee’s one-week vacation request denied despite 5 years at jobA finance analyst's vacation request was denied by their manager and he is not even allowed to take one Monday off, according to a Reddit p...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
AI startup CEO gifted almost Rs 1 crore mattresses to all employees, the reason will surprise youAn AI startup CEO is prioritizing employee well-being over traditional perks, gifting each worker a $3,000 sleep-enhancing mattress cover. ...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
US: Student protestors walk out during Stanford commencement speech by Google CEO PichaiStudents protested during Sundar Pichai's commencement speech at Stanford University. Anti-zionist groups organized a walkout. They cited G...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
Jobseekers flood market after global tech layoff waveA significant surge of over 56,000 Indian tech professionals from major global companies are now actively seeking new jobs, a fourfold incr...
15 Jun, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
He was laid off despite meeting targets and forced to fight for severance package; 13 months later, his former CEO came asking for a favourIT layoff: A former mid-sized IT company director says his ex-CEO contacted him over a year after his layoff, seeking help with a multi-fac...
14 Jun, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Laid off at age 44. Many fears. How a 4-word advice from his 5-year-old daughter helped corporate professional to start all over againA 44-year-old professional, Himanshu Jha, celebrated his first layoff anniversary, viewing it as a catalyst for entrepreneurship. He founde...
13 Jun, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Fable 5's cost challenge; Opendoor's India exitAnthropic's Fable 5 could rewrite how IT works, but the price tag and performance quirks raise hard questions. This and more in today’s ETt...
11 Jun, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
AI shift drives Opendoor’s India exit: Here's all you need to knowUS real estate firm Opendoor is closing its India operations. Nearly 250 employees in Bengaluru and Chennai will be laid off. This move is ...
11 Jun, 2026, 09.56 PM IST
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says parents are doing kids a ‘disservice’ with this common parenting habitUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has warned that excessive parental protection, or 'helicopter parenting,' can hinder children's long-term develo...
11 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Salesforce layoffs: Employees from Agentforce AI, Mulesoft IT teams handed pink slipsThe enterprise software company has undertaken a fresh round of layoffs, affecting employees working on its Agentforce AI product, Mulesoft...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Employee returns from 10-day vacation, boss asks him to take an extra day off to settle in, internet reactsA Reddit post shows a manager extending an employee's break by an extra day after a 10-day vacation. The employee, accustomed to strict wor...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.47 PM IST