Employee spent 2 weeks training a new hire. Then she overheard a phone call that changed everything. ‘I’m still shaking.’A dedicated dental office administrator learned of her impending termination. The employee discovered this after training her own replaceme...
06 Aug, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Meta cut 8,000 jobs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI is creating more work—but not inside MetaMeta's chief executive states artificial intelligence generates jobs via infrastructure demands. Thousands of corporate roles disappeared w...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
'Millennials are getting laid off or quitting jobs, and they're happy': Viral video sparks debateA viral video highlights millennial burnout and dissatisfaction with corporate work environments. Many professionals are now voluntarily le...
03 Aug, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
Infosys’ next CEO; Swiggy renews Indian-ownership bidInfosys announced on Thursday that company veteran Ashiss Kumar Dash will be the CEO from April 2027. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jul, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
The Project-Driven OrganizationIn an era when adaptability and innovation are paramount, organizations are recognizing the pivotal role of projects in driving success. In...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Phrase of the Day: 'On Edge'- What does this familiar phrase mean? The everyday expression that perfectly describes feeling like something is about to go wrongThe phrase 'on edge' describes feeling nervous and unable to relax. It originates from the physical sensation of standing near a dangerous ...
19 Jul, 2026, 02.18 AM IST
Rs 35 LPA tech job in Bengaluru, great office, supportive team. Employee gets a call from HR which changed everythingA Bengaluru techie earning Rs 35 LPA faced a sudden layoff after a brief HR call. His experience revealed that business numbers and budget ...
10 Jul, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Microsoft layoffs: Here's the severance package employees are getting after latest job cutsMicrosoft offers up to 39 weeks of pay and continued benefits to laid-off workers. This generous package includes stock vesting and health ...
09 Jul, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
CarDekho joins IPO queue; Tech’s quiet job cutsHappy Thursday! CarDekho is finally hitting the accelerator on its long-planned IPO. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
09 Jul, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Xbox layoffs: CEO Asha Sharma deems historic job cuts a ‘reset’, not a declineXbox will eliminate roughly 3,200 roles over FY27, with about 1,600 cuts effective immediately. Four studios — Compulsion Games, Double Fin...
07 Jul, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Microsoft shares fall over 1% after company announces to layoff 4,800Microsoft announced significant job cuts affecting approximately 4,800 employees globally. The Xbox gaming division will experience the dee...
06 Jul, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
Days after Meta sent 4 AM layoff emails to 8,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says fears of AI job losses are overstated and more jobs could be created if...Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes artificial intelligence won't necessarily lead to mass job losses. He has argued that companies can choos...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Fear and anger brew inside Meta amid AI frenzyA frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveil...
01 Jul, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq close the first half of 2026 higher as chip stocks lead Wall Street: Here's why the US stock market ended June strongS&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq today June 30: US markets concluded the first half of 2026 on a high note, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and N...
01 Jul, 2026, 04.28 AM IST
AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobsA newly formed bipartisan nonprofit named RAISE US is set to launch with over $500 million aimed at tackling job losses anticipated from ar...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Laid off from a corporate job, how a woman used her savings to turn an abandoned store into a $24,000 dream festivalA Southern California events producer, Lauren Tetef, transformed a layoff into an opportunity, investing her savings to launch the Open Hou...
25 Jun, 2026, 09.24 AM 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