In a viral LinkedIn post, Delhi-based entrepreneur Kawatra shared how he lost his job as director at a Chinese multinational company in 2018 despite earning ₹5 lakh per month at the time. Alongside the high-paying role came a massive ₹2 crore home loan, making the termination even more devastating.
For most people, getting fired from a ₹60 lakh-per-year job would feel like everything collapsing at once.
For Kawatra, it became the moment that forced him to rebuild his life from scratch.
“3 days notice. You’re terminated,” he wrote.
“I walked out NAKED. Zero package. TERMINATION stamp.”
Kawatra also shared a copy of his termination letter dated September 12, 2018. According to the letter, the company said his employment was being ended with immediate effect over performance-related concerns after allegedly asking him multiple times to resign voluntarily.
But what hit readers harder than the salary figure was what came after it.
“108 cold calls. 108 rejections. 3 AM panic attacks,” he wrote.
“Neighbours watched me sit at home. My daughter asked a question I couldn’t answer.”
The post quickly spread across LinkedIn and other social media platforms, with many users relating to the fear that comes with layoffs, EMIs, and suddenly losing financial stability.
