New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- A Reddit post by an Indian employee has gone viral for highlighting the abrupt and impersonal way mass layoffs are being handled by global companies.

The user, who worked remotely for a US-based firm, described how October 1 began like any other day until an unexpected calendar invite appeared for a mandatory meeting with the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO).

According to the post, the COO joined the call at 11:01 am, disabled employees' cameras and microphones, and within three minutes announced that "most of their Indian workforce" was being laid off due to "internal organisational restructuring." He clarified that the decision was not performance-based, but no questions were allowed. The call ended at 11:0...