Microsoft Lays Off Young Engineer Assumed to Have Fewer Responsibilities

A Microsoft software engineer based in Hyderabad has claimed he was laid off from the company due to being 'relatively young' and assumed to have fewer responsibilities.

The techie, who has around three years of experience, shared his experience on Reddit in a post titled 'Got laid off from Microsoft yesterday with 3 YOE - Need guidance.'

In the post, he wrote that most of his team was laid off during the latest round, and he was also impacted. Recalling his conversation with his manager, he said that the manager told him he was still relatively young and did not have major responsibilities yet, which is why his name was included in the headcount reduction.

The techie clarified that he does not believe this was the actual reason for his layoff, suggesting that his manager may have been trying to console him during the conversation.