India, July 1 -- A Hyderabad-based software engineer has taken to Reddit to share his distressing experience after being terminated by his company, allegedly due to conflicting shift expectations. The Reddit user, who goes by the handle @nul_exception, posted a detailed account of how he was let go despite trying to manage both Indian office hours and late-night work for a US-based client.

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In his post, the engineer wrote:

"I am a software dev, I joined a service-based company in Hyderabad in Dec 2024 working for a US-based client. When I joined, HR told me I have to come to the office daily and complete 6 hours and then work f...