Indian Man Fired From Microsoft After Working For Over 21 Years, Shares A Bittersweet Note

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it has decided to lay off about 10,000 employees, or around 5 percent of its total workforce. Since then, all the social media platforms have been flooded with stories of layoffs, with every individual sharing their own side of the story. One such instance that has garnered attention is of an Indian man who shared a bittersweet note on the internet after he got eliminated from his position at Microsoft after working with the company for over 21 years.

When it was anticipated that Microsoft’s income would decline and would show no similar pattern regarding its geographical location or product division, they resorted to layoffs.

As investors are becoming more and more concerned about the possibility of a recession, this decision of Microsoft is only one example of a more significant trend being followed by technology businesses which are reducing the number of positions they offer and slowing down the rate of acquiring and hiring new employees.

Microsoft is said to be “realigning business groups and roles” before the end of this fiscal year.

Indian man fired by Microsoft after his 21 years of service to the company

Prashant Kamani, a Seattle-based man of Indian origin shared how he started his career as a software design engineer in 1999. He has worked for over a little of 15 years. Prashant resigned from the post of software engineering manager at Microsoft in 2015. Then having spent two years at Amazon, he decided to rejoin Microsoft as the principal software development manager.

Prashant Kamani wrote a heartfelt note on LinkedIn

He thanked Microsoft and his team at the company for impacting his life in the most meaningful and positive ways he could have ever imagined.

He reminisced and wrote,

“Microsoft was my first job after college, and I still remember coming over to a foreign land all nervous and excited, wondering what life has in store for me. After working for over 21 years at Microsoft, multiple roles, multiple organisations… I can truly say it’s been very fulfilling and rewarding”

Prashant expressed his gratitude to Microsoft by saying,

“The wealth of experience I gained throughout my career can’t simply be measured in years, it is truly immeasurable. And for all of that, I’m truly grateful to Microsoft”

Kamani also added,

“I’ve been surrounded by people who are extremely talented and smart. For any company like Microsoft, that’s the price of admission. I’m grateful to those people as I have learnt a lot from them”

He thanked his co-workers at Microsoft too,

“Most folks carried themselves with grace and humility, curious to hear other people’s ideas, and truly embracing a growth mindset, irrespective of where they were in the organizational ranks. Many have invited me into their personal lives, and allowed me to share mine with them”

Last but not least he thanked his family for extending their support to him and wrote,

“And lastly, and most importantly, I’m grateful for my family. I haven’t always been there for them, but they have always been there for me. I know that today’s news is hitting them equally hard, yet they are staying strong and carrying me through this. Thank You for being my pillar of support”

Here’s the post he penned down on LinkedIn: