A fresh wave of mass layoffs has rocked the Indian corporate sector, as 12,000 employees were reportedly terminated in a sudden move today. The layoffs were executed through a chilling email sent to employees precisely at 6:00 AM, catching many off guard as they woke up to start their workday. The news quickly gained traction on professional forums like Reddit and Blind, where devastated workers shared their termination experiences, citing immediate loss of access to internal systems.

According to several posts on these platforms, the layoffs appear to hit both senior and junior roles across various departments. Affected employees described the process as “abrupt and cold,” noting that their office credentials were deactivated even before they could read the official email. While global economic pressures and restructuring are rumored to be the causes, the sheer scale of the move—12,000 jobs in a single morning—has sent shockwaves through the Indian job market. This incident marks one of the most significant single-day workforce reductions in recent times, raising serious concerns about job security in the tech-heavy landscape.