Indian man, fired after working for 21 years at Microsoft, pens ‘thanks note’

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The year 2023 has not started on a great note for Microsoft some employees. The company has announced that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs, around 5% of its workforce by the end of the March 2023. The layoffs started earlier this week. In a memo, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company will be “making changes that will result in the reduction of our overall workforce by 10,000 jobs through the end of FY23 Q3.” An Indian man who lost his job has after working at Microsoft for over 21 years has shared a thanks note. Here’s it:

“Today I was informed that my position at Microsoft has been eliminated. As I reflect on it today, I feel a sense of gratitude more than anything else. 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 organizations, as an IC and as a manager, client, hybrid and services software, V1 products and V10+, UX, backend and everything in between, I can truly say it’s been very fulfilling and rewarding. I’ve learnt immensely and grown as a result. Microsoft gave me many opportunities to learn and expand my skills, and I was able to take full advantage of them. 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.

However, the things I’m most grateful for are the relationships I have formed over the years with the people I have worked with. 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. 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. Through the good times and the challenging times, they have stuck by me, and have truly become my extended family. Whether we worked together for a few months or many years, it’s these relationships that I’ll cherish. They have taught me important life lessons, how to look for the goodness in others, how to lead with grace, how to be a better human being. To all those, THANK YOU. You have impacted me in the most meaningful ways, and for that I’ll always be grateful.

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.

I was watching a documentary “Stutz” the other day, in which Dr. Stutz says there are three aspects of reality – Pain, Uncertainty and Constant Work. You grow by working through and dealing with the pain and uncertainty. And you achieve happiness by not relying on the outcome but embracing the process. I’ll try to internalize that as I go through this journey.

Thank you all. If you know of people hiring for software management positions, do connect me.”

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