The Aporia · Laid off on the last day of OPT, Indian techie lands job with US company in India within 40 days, says, 'I was not living there, I was just surviving'

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At a time when several Indian students and professionals in the US are staring at an uncertain future because of visa issues and the ongoing crackdown on OPT programs, Indian techie Aditya Kumar Thota shared his experience of getting laid off, looking for jobs in the US, then coming back to India without a job, and then landing a job with a US company in India within 40 days. asserted

Thota → star → days

In a YouTube interview with Pritesh Jagani's education and career podcast, Aditya explained his situation -- how his decision to come back to India was supported by his family and how he did not have a huge financial burden. asserted

he → explain → burden

He said he realized that he was just surviving in the US and not actually living. asserted

he → say → US

In Hyderabad, on the other hand, he said he stays with his parents, has their own house and his savings are also going up. asserted

savings → say → house

Apart from India's weather and traffic, the Indian techie who is now working as a project manager with Dun and Bradstreet said there is nothing much he has been missing much. asserted

he → work → Dun

Thota explained that he came to the US for his master's at East Texas A&M University in 2023. asserted

he → explain → 2023

He started working for Capital One on his OPT but on the last day of his OPT, he said he was laid off. asserted

he → start → OPT

It was in July 2025 and he got another job, though he started preparing mentally for returning to India. asserted

he → get → India

He said between July and November 2025, he got several offers but none of those materialized because of the visa sponsorship issue. asserted

none → say → issue

It was also the time when the Donald Trump administration announced the $100K H-1B visa fee. asserted

administration → announce → fee

The visa fee is still blocked by court orders but it created a lot of confusion and deterred many companies from hiring people on H-1B visa. asserted

it → block → visa

Thota said he waited for the last chance of H-1B this year in March but then he wrapped up his US stay and came back to India. asserted

he → say → India

He said he started looking for Indian jobs in the US only but the active search started after he landed in India. asserted

he → say → India

Within around 40 days, he got a job in India. asserted

he → get → India

"If you are thinking to come back to India, don't see it as a failure. asserted

you → think → failure

At the end of the da, it is you who has to live with yourself," Thota said as a piece of advice. asserted

Thota → have → advice

Laid off on the last day of OPT, Indian techie lands job with US company in India within 40 days, says, 'I was not living there, I was just surviving'

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