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THE FIRST 48 HOURS AFTER A LAYOFF
In 1879, an inventor kept a carbon-filament bulb glowing for hours, and electric light began changing life after darkThomas Edison's 1879 breakthrough with a long-lasting carbon filament bulb revolutionized electric lighting, moving it from experimental to...20 Jun, 2026, 05.20 PM IST- ‘Not everyone who is silent is disconnected’: ‘Rude’ employee everyone expected to be fired gets promoted instead for one unexpected reasonA quiet, seemingly aloof employee, often overlooked in a bustling office, unexpectedly became a hero. While colleagues gossiped and sociali...20 Jun, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
- Neeraj Chopra at Doha Diamond League: When and where to watch javelin star’s season opener todayOlympic champion Neeraj Chopra makes his highly anticipated return to competition at the Doha Diamond League on Friday, June 19, 2026, afte...19 Jun, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
- Indian techie forced to return to India after losing H-1B status following layoff, asks: ‘How do I start over?’An Indian software professional is returning to India after five years in the U.S. with debt and no savings, feeling defeated by layoffs, v...19 Jun, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
- US stocks: US market advances as Iran deal optimism offsets hawkish Fed; Intel soarsWall Street's major indexes saw gains on Thursday, with technology shares spearheading the advance. Optimism surrounding a potential Middle...18 Jun, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
- US weekly jobless claims fall amid low layoffsInitial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 226,000 for the week ended June 13, the Labor Departm...18 Jun, 2026, 06.33 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
- 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
- Manager decides to terminate employee for watching World Cup match during work hours. HR defends him with one statement, ‘You are rewarding visibility and punishing productivity’A manager sought an employee's termination for watching the World Cup at work. However, HR discovered the employee had completed all tasks,...16 Jun, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
- SoftBank Vision Fund CFO Navneet Govil exits after a decade as AI bets take centre stageNavneet Govil, the chief financial officer of SoftBank's Vision Fund, is departing after a decade. His exit comes as the investment giant, ...16 Jun, 2026, 06.14 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
- ‘I lost my job to AI’: 24-year-old Meta data scientist says layoff was more relief than pain, big tech jobs are no longer safeLayoff news: A 24-year-old Meta data scientist, Moyan Chen, believes AI contributed to her layoff after less than a year. The experience ha...15 Jun, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
- Bengaluru man reveals why he decided to walk away from corporate world: ‘I don’t want to spend the next decade…’A graphic designer, lacking a degree and passion for his work, left his corporate job after being laid off. Despite financial struggles, he...14 Jun, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
- 'Do what you love, Papa': Entrepreneur celebrates layoff anniversary, calls daughter his 'secret co-founder' after four words changed his lifeHimanshu Jha lost his job at 44. This setback became a turning point. His daughter's advice, 'Do what you love, Papa', inspired him. He lef...13 Jun, 2026, 09.11 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
- A new hire waited exactly five minutes after a 10 AM salary credit to submit a resignation email at 10:05 AM, prompting an HR executive to question whether weeks of onboarding and training deserved at least a full day's loyaltyA new employee resigned just five minutes after receiving their first salary. This incident has sparked widespread discussion about the evo...13 Jun, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
- Laid off from her dream tech job, woman says it was the best thing that happened to her. 'My hair stopped falling out'A woman who spent years trying to break into the tech industry says being laid off from her dream job ultimately helped her regain her heal...13 Jun, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
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