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Ex-Meta techie wraps up 14 years of life in US after layoff, says he's tired of immigration clock

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A former techie at Meta who got laid off in the latest round of firing that happened in May said he had to make the hard decision of leaving the US, the country where he built a life for 14 years, as the immigration clock is ticking. Sridhar Vanka, who has been the technical program manager at Meta since 2022, took to LinkedIn to announce that he would be relocating to Hyderabad, India and looking for jobs as his clock in the US has now run out on the immigration status.

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"The last ~7 weeks have been an emotional roller coaster - optimism, hope, uncertainty, anxiety, heart breaks and waiting - lots and lots of waiting. I have grown tired of my immigration status fore-shadowing every conversation. There were also a few exciting opportunities that I could not pursue because of the afore-mentioned immigration clock," Vanka wrote.

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