When Akanksha woke up in her flat in Bengaluru around 7 am on March 31, the first thing she did was check her email. This had become a routine ever since the 24-year-old, who requested that only her first name be used, started working with a US-based team at Oracle. But instead of the usual exchanges, there was an email from the company saying there would be an important update. Within an hour, her access to the company Slack channel was cut. When she reached out to her manager, she was told that she, along with 40% of her team, were being let go of.
