India, Feb. 20 -- Amid widespread layoffs and uncertainty in the technology sector, an Indian tech graduate in the United States has sparked debate online after sharing his disappointment over a modest pay raise offer.

Taking to Reddit, the techie detailed his journey after completing his Master's degree. "I graduated with my MS in Computer Science in May 2025 and spent months applying everywhere, barely getting interviews. Eventually, I landed an internship at an MNC. It was lower pay for a HCOL area, and the work was primarily automation or low-code tools, not what I'd hoped for. But it was something," he wrote.

He added that over six months, he had gained hands on experience with tools such as Azure and SQL, even though the work rema...