India, Nov. 1 -- A software engineer from one of India's top IITs has shared in a Reddit post how growing layoff news is causing deep anxiety, even among those still employed at leading tech companies.

The employee, who works at one of the MANGA firms, said they are not even part of Amazon, yet the fear of losing their job is constant.

"I am not even in Amazon, but I am still anxious at the lay off" the caption of the post reads.

"I read some posts here and on LinkedIn, and it is scary," the IIT graduate wrote, adding that despite studying at a top institute and doing everything possible for career success, it still does not feel enough.

The Redditor has noticed similar patterns in their own company to what Amazon employees have descr...