India, July 29 -- India's largest IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), shocked the IT industry when it announced its plans to reduce around 2% of its global workforce. The move, which will impact over 12,000 employees, was criticised by many, while many called it inevitable as AI becomes more prominent.

Soham Parekh, the Indian techie who was accused of working at multiple startups simultaneously, also shared his views on the move and gave out advice to tech workers. Reacting to a post that claimed "TCS will freeze the hiring of experienced personnel and pause annual salary increases globally," Parekh advised techies to outwork the system.

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