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
Tourism and hotel sector stocks: Time for a correction in business? Are analysts getting it wrong? 15 stocks from the ecosystemThe Indian hotel and tourism ecosystem has benefitted from the post-Covid travel urge. Occupancies were high, room rates firm, supply is, i...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Why Amazon has struggled to crack IndiaAmazon's India strategy is changing: under new leadership, the company is focusing on profitability over rapid growth. This shift comes as ...
04 Jun, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
“How to decide which employees AI should replace”: After 20% layoffs, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince explains his strategyCloudflare layoffs: Cloudflare has laid off over 1,100 employees, nearly 20% of its workforce, despite record revenue growth. CEO Matthew P...
29 May, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
Meta employee laid off after 10 years shares gut-wrenching post: ‘Yesterday I was training a new engineer, today I lost my job’A Meta employee in Singapore, Gary Tay, shared his gut-wrenching experience on LinkedIn of being laid off after nearly ten years, having tr...
22 May, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
AI spooks IT valuations; Groww promoters cut stakeAI has pushed valuations of India’s top IT firms to 2008-09 levels. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
19 May, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Quit metro life for a smaller city? Here’s the real money math Indians must check before movingMany are trading metro life for tier 2 cities, seeking better quality of life, cleaner environments, and reduced stress. While income may f...
18 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
'It definitely feels doomed': Techie quits ‘toxic’ job for mental peace, now survives on Rs 25,000 construction workA former IT professional resigned for mental peace but now faces financial hardship. Months after quitting, they remain unemployed despite ...
17 May, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Mphasis playing host to a high-stakes game of executive musical chairsMphasis faces a wave of senior executive departures. Over a dozen high-performing leaders have left since 2025 for competitors such as Cofo...
16 May, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
VIT graduate techie thought life with no boss would be amazing. So he quit his corporate job to chase his dream. But now finds himself doing more work than he did in officeA New York-based tech founder, Mehul Agarwal, shared his candid experience transitioning from a corporate job to launching Elara AI. He rev...
15 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
'Chai stall' to 'Papa ki kirane ki dukan': What Indian techies say they’ll do if fired tomorrowA 23-year-old software professional's question about backup plans after potential job loss sparked a candid online discussion among Indian ...
12 May, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
Skyroot, a newborn unicorn; AI pay gap growsSkyroot Aerospace became India’s first spacetech unicorn after its latest funding round. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
08 May, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
'They don’t care if everyone quits': Chats show chaos inside OpenAI during Sam Altman ousterNewly revealed texts show OpenAI's chaos after Sam Altman's firing. Mira Murati warned Altman the board was unyielding, even if employees q...
07 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
SIP vs RD: With Rs 10,000 monthly investment, where can you make more money in 10, 15 and 20 years?Choosing between SIPs and Recurring Deposits (RDs) for regular investment presents a common dilemma. While RDs offer predictable, fixed ret...
07 May, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Oracle layoffs not random? Sacked employee with over 30 years of experience hints at hidden 'algorithm' pattern behind job lossesDid Oracle plan layoffs, and were they not random? A viral LinkedIn post by a long-time Oracle employee, who was sacked recently, has raise...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
'Itna asaan nahi hota': Noida techie who left a 9-to-5 job to open a tea stall shares hard truth for those planning to quit for small bizA Noida techie's experiment trading his stable job for a roadside stall selling tea and juice revealed the harsh realities of small busines...
25 Apr, 2026, 02.08 PM IST
Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn't listeningStates are grappling with artificial intelligence regulation as the federal government resists. Lawmakers are proposing new rules for AI, f...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.35 AM IST