For a lot of younger tech employees in India, quitting a hectic company job is usually seen as selecting peace over stress. However for one former IT worker, that call shortly became a wrestle for survival.

A Reddit post shared on the subreddit r/IndianWorkplace has gone viral after a consumer claimed he left his “poisonous” IT job in February 2026 hoping for higher psychological well being, solely to face unemployment, monetary hardship and mounting uncertainty inside months.

The consumer, who recognized himself as a DevOps engineer with three years of expertise, wrote that he resigned on February 27 believing that “psychological peace > wage.”

Two months later, he stated he was nonetheless unemployed regardless of attending a number of interviews.

“Some went very well, however then full silence. No rejection mail, no callback, nothing. Simply ghosted,” the publish learn.

The worker stated his financial savings and provident fund cash had been exhausted, forcing him to rely on household help to outlive. He additionally claimed that he now stands in authorities ration traces to handle meals bills.

“There was a time I used to buy groceries from Dmart with out considering a lot. At present I stand in line at authorities ration retailers simply to handle meals bills,” he wrote.

In line with the publish, he has now taken up work as a supervisor at a development web site incomes Rs 25,000 a month to help his family bills.

“I’ve a automobile parked outdoors, however no cash to fill petrol,” he added.

The publish additionally mirrored rising frustration amongst job seekers within the expertise sector. The consumer wrote that repeated rejection and silence from recruiters had affected his confidence.

“Individuals maintain saying ‘upskill’, ‘maintain making an attempt’, ‘market will get better’, however after months of rejection and silence, you begin dropping confidence in your self,” he wrote.

Left toxic IT job for mental peace, now standing in ration lines to survive
by u/sarthak7303 in IndianWorkplace

Netizens response

The viral publish triggered combined reactions on-line, with a number of customers expressing sympathy whereas others questioned his monetary planning and the authenticity of the story.

“Similar boat. Laid off, jobless since 6 months, driving Swiggy Instamart to outlive. All financial savings dried up in 6 months,” a consumer wrote.

“Now I perceive why folks emphasise emergency funds a lot,” one other stated.

Some customers criticised the worker for leaving his job and not using a backup plan.

“By no means depart your present job except you could have secured the subsequent. Getting laid off is out of your management. However your case was utterly in your management,” a 3rd famous.

“The whole lot wiped in 2 months? What are you king? It is best to have created an emergency fund first,” one other expressed.