New Delhi, May 27 -- With mass layoffs becoming an unfortunate reality across the corporate sector, I thought of consulting ChatGPT to figure out how life would be after such a layoff especially for someone who has a relatively comfortable salary of around Rs.14 lakh per annum.

I asked ChatGPT to build a ruthless, step-by-step financial survival blueprint for a recently laid-off professional with a Rs.1.1 lakh severance, Rs.2.5 lakh in emergency savings and a strict monthly burn rate of Rs.54,000.

The AI's answer answer gave me a reality check on the dangers of protecting one's ego during such a crisis.

I have just been laid off from my corporate job due to sudden restructuring. I need an immediate, step-by-step financial survival blue...