India, July 16 -- Losing a job is never easy, but it can be especially difficult when it happens at a time when many people expect stability. One woman has opened up about being laid off after returning from maternity leave and how the experience changed the way she looked at her career.

Instead of letting the setback define her, she decided to take a different path by building something of her own.

The video was shared on Instagram by user Taarini. In the clip, she spoke about how losing her job after maternity leave made her question the idea of job security.

"I got laid off after my maternity leave, and I did not see that coming. I always thought that if you worked hard, your job was secure. Then I got laid off, and that too during ...