India, Feb. 13 -- Layoffs were once whispered conversations, shared cautiously over coffee or behind closed doors. Today, they dominate headlines, LinkedIn feeds, and dinner-table discussions across continents. "Restructuring" has become a familiar corporate euphemism, cutting across

industries-technology, manufacturing, media, retail, and even sectors once considered recession-proof. What was once an exception has slowly turned into a harsh, everyday reality of modern working life. Let us be honest-layoffs are painful. Not just for those who lose their jobs, but for teams that stay behind, leaders who deliver the news, and organisations that lose years of institutional knowledge overnight.

While layoffs are often justified as business ...