India, April 28 -- A Reddit post about sudden job loss and growing family responsibilities has struck a chord online, with many users rallying around a man who said he was laid off just months before his wife is due to give birth.

The man, who worked at a small design firm for over two years after completing a bootcamp, shared that he lost his job unexpectedly. Calling it his first role in the field, he described feeling like a "failure" and admitted he was scared about what the situation could mean for his family.

"Having a lot of difficult feelings right now, feeling like a failure, scared of what this means for my family. worst part is I can't even tell her because she leaves for vacation tomorrow morning and I don't want to to ruin ...