Leaving a stressful job for peace of mind sounded like the right decision for one tech worker. But just a few months later, he says life has changed completely, from attending interviews with no response to struggling with daily expenses. The man shared his experience on Reddit, opening up about unemployment, empty savings and taking up a different job just to survive. His post has now sparked discussion online about burnout, job insecurity and the harsh reality of the current hiring market. Reddit Post Shares Difficult Reality The Reddit user titled his post, “Left toxic IT job for mental peace, now standing in ration lines to survive.” He explained that he quit his IT job on February 27, 2026, believing that his mental health mattered more than his salary. However, things did not go as planned after leaving the company. “2 months later still unemployed. Gave multiple interviews. Some went really well, but then complete silence. No rejection mail, no callback, nothing. Just ghosted,” he wrote. The man said his savings and PF money had already run out. According to him, he is currently surviving only because of support from his family. “There was a time I used to shop groceries from Dmart without thinking much. Today I stand in line at government ration shops just to manage food expenses,” he shared. He also revealed that while his car is still parked outside his house, he does not even have enough money to buy petrol for it. The techie further said that he became mentally exhausted after months without work and eventually took up a supervisor’s role at a construction site for Rs 25,000 per month. “Never thought life would flip this hard after working in IT,” he added. The Reddit user also spoke about how repeated rejection and silence from recruiters slowly affected his confidence. “People keep saying “upskill”, “keep trying”, “market will recover” but after months of rejection and silence, you start losing confidence in yourself,” he wrote. Left toxic IT job for mental peace, now standing in ration lines to survive by u/sarthak7303 in IndianWorkplace Internet Reacts To The Post The post drew several reactions from people online, with many users sharing similar struggles and advice. “Same boat. laid off, jobless since 6 months, driving Swiggy instamart to survive, all savings dried up in 6 months whatever I had in the past 6 years. difficult times. stay strong OP. God bless,” a user commented. Another wrote, “Hey man. I feel your pain. Have you thought about a non-tech role? Like a managerial position in some other company?” Some users, however, questioned the decision to quit without enough savings. “If your savings are over in 2 months, maybe look into managing your finances better? Also, leaving your main source of income without having any sort of a plan is doomed to fail,” a person commented. “You left your corporate job 2 months back in search of mental peace and now you are trying to crack interviews to get back into the corporate sector!” another user wrote.