Indian engineer laid off Tesla faces H-1B visa deadline: ‘Feels like a bad dream’ | Trending
An engineer from Mumbai is among the Indian employees that Elon Musk’s Tesla has recently laid off as the electric-vehicle maker is looking at reducing its global workforce more than 10 per cent. For H1B visa holders, it is a struggle to find other companies that are ready to hire them. The man, who spent close to six years at the company in the United States, turned to LinkedIn to express his disappointment and heartbreak. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! “It feels like a bad dream that I am no longer in Tesla as I have given so much of my time and sacrifice my sleep to this organisation from last more than five years,” he wrote in a LinkedIn post. The engineer, currently living in the US on an H-1B visa, faces a daunting deadline of just two months to find a new job in the country. Failure to do so will mean he will have to leave the US. H-1B is a non-immigrant work visa that is popular among Indian engineers in the US. Numerous Indian and Chinese employees affected layoffs at Tesla are grappling with the tight 60-day visa deadline to secure new employment. LinkedIn is inundated with posts from displaced Tesla workers, both immigrants and US citizens, all actively seeking new job opportunities. Tesla has also laid off staff from the software, service and engineering departments, tech publication Electrek reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Last month, the Elon Musk-led company announced its plans to lay off over 6,700 employees from its its facilities in Texas, California, Nevada and New York. Also Read: Pakani-origin Tesla engineer stars in EV ad, she was laid off within 2 months. Watch Tesla finds itself amidst declining sales and heightened competition in the automotive industry, made worse a fierce price war among manufacturers. The sluggish adoption of electric vehicles due to rising interest rates has added further strain to the company’s challenges. Also Read: Indian-origin woman laid off Elon Musk says it’s a ‘significant transition’ Amazon Summer Sale is here! Splurge and save now! Click Here!: The Big Picture’, a fresh segment in HT’s talk show ‘The Interview with Kumkum Chadha’, where leaders across the political spectrum discuss the upcoming general elections. Watch Now! Get Latest Updates on Trending News Viral Video, Photos from India and around the world News / Trending / Indian engineer laid off Tesla faces H-1B visa deadline: ‘Feels like a bad dream’
