A laid-off IIT graduate has ignited a fierce online debate after claiming that medicine is the only truly safe, secure and AI-proof profession left in India.
Posting on Reddit's IndiaCareers forum, the engineer revealed that he lost his job at a major American tech company and has been struggling to find work despite graduating from a top-tier institute and receiving referrals.
"As you guys know the current job market, Big Tech companies are laying off employees because of rapid AI investment and replacement. I got laid off too and have been applying for jobs for two months with no response," he wrote.
The techie argued that doctors enjoy something increasingly rare in the corporate world — job security.
"I always feel MBBS is the safest, most stable field. No layoff tension and 100% job security. A doctor cannot be unemployed," he wrote, adding that experienced doctors can earn ?5-6 lakh per month or more.
He even pointed to luxury cars parked outside Mumbai hospitals as proof of the profession's earning potential.
"I have seen BMW X7s, Mercedes GLS SUVs, Audi RS5s and even a Porsche 911 in hospital parking lots," he claimed.
