Why this 25-year old Indian man’s post who got fired from Twitter is trending

“Just got laid off. Bird App, it was an absolute honour, the greatest privilege ever to be a part of this team, this culture” read Yash’s post on Twitter where he announced the news of losing job at Twitter. The same was also shared on his LinkedIn profile.

Yash’s Twitter post has now gone viral on the platform. It has garnered response from multiple users on Twitter. “This positive outlook towards life is rare to see. Wish you unmatched success and happiness in everything you choose to do! Best wishes for your future endeavors!”, comments one user on Yash’s post.

“Never ever seen or read laid off tweet with so much of energy and enthu. Wishing you all the best and you will get a great opportunity”, wrote another.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Yash Agarwal worked as a Public Policy Associate for Twitter India and South Asia. He spent the past 2 years focusing on external partnerships, government relations with state governments and union ministries, campaigns with civil society/NGOs, XFN efforts around elections, #TwitterForGood, civic integrity and policy research analysis work for the Policy team in India & South Asia.

Meanwhile, Twitter’s internal memo telling them about the job cuts has leaked online. The mail that is allegedly being leaked says, “Given the nature of our distributed workforce and our desire to inform impacted individuals as quickly as possible, communications for this process will take place via email.” Adding more, it says, “By 9AM PST on Friday Nov. 4th, everyone will receive an individual mail with the subject line: Your Role at Twitter. Please check your email, including your spam folder.”