# Laid Off on Probation. Hired Six Weeks Later. Fully Remote.

**[WIN]** — by Software developer · via r/developersIndia

A developer posted on r/developersIndia six weeks ago, describing himself as "completely broken" after being laid off during his probation period with zero income. He returned this week with an update: he'd landed a new role. The salary was 30 percent lower, but the job was fully remote — a trade he called "enough for me right now."

His approach was systematic. He built a custom job scraper that pulled listings from LinkedIn, Naukri, and other boards every few hours. He cold-DM'd hiring managers and recruiters. He stayed in touch with ex-colleagues who were also job hunting and shared leads. Three or four interview calls even came directly from Reddit DMs after his first post.

He shared two practical takeaways for other developers. On DSA prep: "Just do Arrays and Hashes. I'm not kidding. Ninety percent of my interviews stayed right there." On the bigger picture: "Don't waste weeks on DP and graphs unless the job description specifically mentions it."

The update received thousands of responses. One commenter wrote: "Happy for you, man. Saving your post for a hard time."

*Source: [r/developersIndia · thousands of responses](https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/completely-broken-after-layoff-developer-shares-how-he-bounced-back-with-a-new-job-536085-2026-06-24)*
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