Lay-Offs

It's the 'D' day in the AOL India office where the verdict was announced about layoffs. AOL did let go of about 400 employees from technology and about 300 employees were transitioned to different companies. Although AOL is famous for downsizing its employee base every year in the US, this came as a shocker to Indian employees. I don’t know if I am fortunate or not to move to a different organization. The point is this was not expected to happen in such large magnitude. The thought of moving out of AOL campus is still not sinking in me. I feel bad for the ones who lost their jobs. That way I am thankful that I at least have a backup option. I really feel sad about the whole incident. I miss a whole lot of things about this office.