India, Sept. 17 -- An entire customer support unit of the Indian team was allegedly terminated during a brief five-minute virtual call by an American financial firm, leaving the team in shock. The staff, who were instructed to work remotely for the day, received an unexpected meeting invitation late into their evening shift announcing the mass layoff without severance for newer recruits. Expressing frustration over corporate vulnerability, an affected worker shared their experience online.

"Laid off over a Google Meet," an employee wrote on Reddit. Explaining the situation, the person continued, "I was a part of the customer support team until yesterday for a US Bank. They asked us to work from home yesterday due to operational reasons. ...