India, Nov. 6 -- The tech layoff wave is hitting hard, and even employees with decades of loyal service are being impacted. One such tale is that of Mike Kostersitz, who was laid off from Microsoft after nearly 31 years of working at the tech giant. Since losing his job in May of this year, he has been searching for a new one.

"Me and 120 other anonymous faces got told our jobs had been eliminated," Kostersitz told Business Insider. He recalled that in May, he had a meeting with the manager, which he thought went well. However, the next morning, Kostersitz was marked for a high-priority meeting, where he received the bad news. He, along with 6,000 others, was laid off. The list also included his manager.

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