An emotional article Linkedin of a work player based in Bengaluru sparked a wave of online support after opening about three years of unemployment, isolation and emotional professional exhaustion.
What attracted immediate attention was a photo of man, Prashant Haridas, with the word “RIP” scribbled through him – a surprising image that accompanied his deep note to feel invisible on the job market.
“Thank you, LinkedIn, for everything. Thank you, industry leaders, for ghostly and ignored me,” wrote Haridas, sharing how repeated efforts, grooming expenses for maintenance and solid recommendations have always left it without employment or hope.
In his post, Haridas also offered apologies to the people he estimated that he had abandoned, including someone named Chandini. He thought about his difficulties in rebuilding his life and his relationships, stressing the mental assessment that prolonged unemployment has taken on him.
But in the midst of despair, he explicitly specified one thing: he did not intend to end his life. “PS: I’m not going to kill myself,” he wrote. “Just dead, try to get a job, repair things and be with the love of my life. Being unemployed for almost 3 years and isolated is very difficult.”
The message quickly gained ground, not only for its hard honesty, but also for the number of things linked to it.
LinkedIn users responded with a concern and help offers. “Hey Prashanth, contact ourselves. Times can be hard and solitary. Nevertheless, let me know how I can be useful,” wrote a user.
Another added: “I hear you, and I can only imagine how difficult this trip was. The job search can be incredibly insulating, but know that your efforts are not in vain. Your persistence and your resilience will pay, and the right opportunity will occur.
A user noted the irony of the situation: “His only article where he received the most reaction and printing … Unfortunately, this is reality.”
