India, Nov. 10 -- A man's Reddit post about a recruiter unknowingly reaching out to offer him the same job he was laid off from has gone viral, sparking discussions about modern corporate practices.

In his post titled "A recruiter tried to recruit me to replace me", the man wrote that he had been laid off in April after 14 years at his company. He described the move as a "bullshit cost-cutting" decision to keep the stock price up. The OP wrote that although his employer claimed his position was being eliminated, they later tried to outsource the role to a "lower-cost country". "When that didn't work, they opened a role in the US, but one level below where I am," he wrote.

The Redditor shared that months later, he was contacted by a recr...