India, Nov. 17 -- The founder of a San Francisco-based startup has claimed that he met an India-born US citizen who has taken to driving an Uber after being laid off. Ronald Netawat said he ordered an Uber ride and was surprised to see a swanky Tesla pull up.

Striking up a conversation with the Uber driver revealed that he was an Indian man in his late 40s who had arrived in the United States almost two decades ago, built an impressive career in tech, was recently laid off by Cognizant and now drives an Uber.

Netawat, Founding Research Engineer at Antim Labs, shared his experience on the social media platform X. He explained that his Uber driver was an Indian man who had 25 years of experience in project management.

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