An IIT graduate and former mid-level IT manager who once drew a ₹70 thousand annual salary Reddit to share a stark account of seven months of unemployment — highlighting the growing pressure on India’s mid-career tech workforce.
An executive who worked at the Nifty50 firm before being let go during a restructuring said the layoffs came at the worst possible time: just weeks after he had exhausted his savings on a new home. Now the property is being rented out to cover the EMIs while his cash buffer is fast disappearing.
“My savings are running out really fast… I only have two months to run,” he wrote, adding that despite paid subscriptions to LinkedIn and Naukri, his job search has yielded next to nothing. “In seven months, I have received only a few calls from consultants and only two interviews.”
Even industry contacts, he said, offered little help.
“There are few options at this level. I’m fine with less pay but they don’t even call me. It’s all falling apart,” he wrote. The personal toll is just as high: “I have a family and everyone is so stressed.”
A crisis that many mid-level tech workers face
His post resonated widely, as several commentators described a similar slowdown in hiring for mid-career positions — particularly middle-management positions that are squeezed between entry-level talent and senior management.
One user described being in the “same boat”, blaming automatic resume filtering for the rejection:
“Ghosting recruiters, no calls. AI filters don’t care who you are. I only got callbacks after I customized my resume with tools.”
Another recommended leaning on the family property in the meantime:
“If money is a challenge, dispose of ancestral land or gold. That’s what it’s for.”
A third commenter called the current IT job market “brutal” and warned that volatility may persist. “One should always have multiple sources of income,” he wrote, adding that he supplements his own income by trading Nifty options. “Multiple sources of income are essential today.”
