India, June 2 -- Being laid off can be a career setback for many professionals, especially those working abroad. However, for one Mumbai-based game developer, losing his job in Germany turned out to be the beginning of a new entrepreneurial journey.

In a post on X, Anul Agarwal, an independent game developer from Mumbai, shared how he rebuilt his career after being laid off from his role as a Game Producer in Germany around 3.5 years ago. "I was laid off from my job in Germany as a Game Producer 3.5 years ago. Racism +internal mismanagement led to this," Agarwal wrote.

He said that the opportunity to work in Germany had been a significant milestone, particularly as someone who came from a Tier-2 town in India. "Coming from a T2 town in ...