A social media post described how an IT company allegedly pressured a fresher into resigning has sparked a discussion online about job security and workplace practices in the technology industry. In a post on X, a user named Nandkishor recounted how his junior from college was allegedly forced to resign from his first job after spending months waiting to be assigned to a project.
“Let me tell you how a forced resignation looks,” he wrote. According to Nandkishor, his junior had joined an IT company as a fresher and completed three months of training. However, he was unable to secure a project despite repeatedly reaching out to different teams.
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Let me tell you how a forced resignation looks. I got a call from my junior from college. He had joined an IT company as a fresher. He completed 3 months of training and was waiting for a project. He kept reaching out to different teams, but most of them rejected him. The common replies were: - "We need someone with experience." - "No suitable opening right now." So he remained on the bench for another 3 months. Then one day, he got a Microsoft Teams call from HR. He picked it up. The first thing HR said was: "Share your screen." He did. Then she said: "Open the resignation portal and submit your resignation." He was shocked. He asked, "But why? What is my fault?" HR replied, "You have to resign. Otherwise we'll put you on a PIP and terminate you with remarks. If you resign now, we'll give you a clean relieving letter." Imagine hearing that as a fresher. No project. No mistake. No poor performance. Just fear. He was scared. With HR watching over screen share... He submitted his resignation. After the call, he called me and said, "Bhayya, I never thought the IT industry could be this cruel." He was emotional. He was broken. That conversation stayed with me. We must remember: To a company, you can be just another resource. So never depend entirely on your employer. Always have: - An emergency fund. - Updated skills. - An updated resume. - A backup plan. Because job security isn't guaranteed anymore in 2026
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— Nandkishor (@devops_nk) October 29, 2026
Most teams turned him down, citing a lack of experience or the absence of suitable openings. As a result, he spent another three months on the bench, waiting for an opportunity.
Then came an unexpected Microsoft Teams call from the company's HR department. "When he answered the call, HR allegedly asked him to share his screen. Once he did, she instructed him to open the resignation portal and submit his resignation," he shared.
Shocked by the instruction, the employee asked what he had done wrong.
Nandkishor claimed that HR told him he had to resign or face a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) followed by termination with negative remarks. However, if he resigned voluntarily, the company would provide him with a clean relieving letter.
“Imagine hearing that as a fresher,” Nandkishor wrote, describing the employee's situation.
With HR allegedly watching through screen sharing, the young employee eventually submitted his resignation.
Nandkishor said his junior called him after the meeting and expressed disbelief over how harsh the IT industry could be towards freshers. “Bhayya, I never thought the IT industry could be this cruel,” he reportedly told him.
Recalling the conversation, Nandkishor said the incident left the young employee emotional and broken.
The user advised professionals to maintain an emergency fund, keep their skills updated, regularly update their resumes and always have a backup plan. “Because job security isn't guaranteed anymore in 2026,” he added.
The post also drew reactions from other social media users, with several highlighting how employees are facing job losses in 2026 amid company restructuring and changing business priorities.
"I am going through something similar. I worked in a startup for 2 years, built so many features from scratch, only took like few holidays in a year. Always worked with full dedication. And suddenly CEO set up a call with me and said, we want to part ways with you, we are doing company restructuring and we now want to focus fully on sales. He said your performance is really good no doubt but we are doing restructuring and i couldnt do anything," commented one user.
"Its a crazy time. AI has broken havoc. Most infamous technology after nuclear bomb," wrote another user.
"This is totally unacceptable..how can they force that too on call..very bad.. praying for your friend to get recover soon and get job ASAP," commented a third user.
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