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A tech worker from India shared a surprising experience on Reddit about being fired by the CEO during a company meeting. The worker explained that during this big town hall meeting, the CEO announced layoffs because the company was losing money. The worker, who just found a new job, said that even though they received three months’ salary, the whole situation felt very sudden.

It turned out that the bosses had known about the layoffs for a month and some had already found new jobs. The worker mentioned that it was a difficult time, but they made strong friendships with their colleagues, and they still stay in touch.

In the comments, many others shared their own layoff stories. One person mentioned they got a big promotion and a raise just before being fired, and they found a better job soon after. Another person said they hoped to get a referral to that new workplace. Others voiced their concerns about how some startups in India are not paying salaries on time or even at all.

A man from France named Jean-David Estele has agreed to share his lottery winnings with the thieves who stole his credit card to buy the winning ticket. This strange story began when thieves broke into Estele’s car in Toulouse on February 3. They used his credit card to buy some things at a bar, and one of those things was a lottery ticket that won a huge prize of 500,000 euros.

Estele’s lawyer, Pierre Debuisson, told reporters, “It’s incredible for both the thieves and my client. Without Estele’s credit card, they couldn’t have bought the ticket, but without the thieves, the ticket wouldn’t have been purchased.” Estele is so kind-hearted that he wants to split the winning money with the thieves, as he thinks they might be homeless and need the money.

Even though the police don’t know who the thieves are yet, Estele has asked them to come forward. His lawyer mentioned that Estele is actually happy his credit card was stolen! The lawyer said, “I hope the thieves contact us so we can make a deal that helps both them and my client.” Estele and his wife even plan to build a new house with their share of the winnings.

“This is the first time someone is so pleased to be a victim of a crime like this. I can’t believe so many people are talking about it,” the lawyer added. The lottery company in France, Française des Jeux (FDJ), said they couldn’t confirm any details because no payment request has been made yet.

A fun new trend is making grandmothers in China very happy! They are bonding with “AI grandsons”—cute, chubby digital babies that can do amazing things like cook meals and lift heavy items in entertaining videos. These AI characters became super popular during the Lunar New Year when younger family members noticed their elders having a great time watching them dressed in bright red outfits.

Even though these AI toddlers aren’t real, many grandmothers think they are real. They watch in amazement as these digital babies perform tasks that a real infant could never do. In some videos, these cute kids lift gold ingots, chop vegetables, and make big meals. One clip shows a baby lifting a roasted pig and bringing it to his grandmother’s house, while another shows a toddler picking eggplants in a field before cooking.

Grandmothers are especially impressed when the AI toddlers use chopsticks to eat noodles. Even if younger people see obvious mistakes—like where the chopsticks are held—grandmothers stay enchanted. One grandma exclaimed, “Wow, he’s so little and already knows how to use chopsticks! What a sweet kid!”

Sometimes, the AI babies play with chickens, making grandmothers worry for their safety. One concerned grandma said, “Be careful, dear! Watch out for the chickens!”

Even when younger family members try to explain that these digital kids are not real, the grandmothers argue back, saying, “Fake? Look how cute they are! You must be the fake one!”

Many people on Chinese social media understand that these videos give elderly people a sense of companionship. One user said, “If they’re not spending money, let them enjoy it how they want!” Another even suggested that these AI grandsons could be used in ads someday, saying, “Imagine a child saying, ‘Grandma, I want to eat this! It’s so yummy!’ They might really trust it and buy it.” Overall, these AI videos help older people feel less lonely

Indian-American entrepreneur Hari Raghavan has defended a controversial AI startup named Optifye. This startup is designed to keep an eye on factory workers. Raghavan believes it is necessary because, in his view, Indian workers can be unreliable and often need to be monitored closely.

Optifye, co-founded by Indian entrepreneurs Vivaan Baid and Kushal Mohta, uses technology to watch workers on assembly lines and gives factory managers information about their productivity. Recently, the startup faced a lot of criticism when its product demonstration went viral for the wrong reasons. Many people online called it a “dystopian” tool that promotes bad working conditions.

Raghavan, who is also the CEO of another company called Autograph, expressed his strong opinions on social media. He suggested that many Indian workers don’t work as hard as they should and often take shortcuts. He mentioned that, from his experience, tasks that would take a short time in the U.S. can take much longer in India.

He shared that after visiting India recently, he was upset by many small, unprofessional experiences he had. He even joked that he might not return to India again because of these frustrations.

Raghavan concluded by listing three main points:

1. The work ethic in India is weak, and tools like Optifye can help improve this.
2. Keeping track of factory workers is not exploiting them, as it’s needed in such an environment.
3. People who want India to grow should support a more performance-oriented culture.

A lawyer at a big, fancy law firm suddenly quit because he wasn’t allowed to spend time with his pregnant wife. His name is Nick Huber, and he shared this story on X (previously Twitter).

Huber talked about a lawyer who worked at one of the top law firms in the world. This lawyer graduated from a prestigious Ivy League school and worked really hard for five years, putting in thousands of hours to climb the job ladder. At just 32 years old, he was making nearly $900,000 a year, which is about ₹7.8 crore. But all that money meant he was working way too much—over 80 hours every week!

One day, the lawyer got a job offer to work on a big case in another city. The problem? His wife was eight months pregnant, and he wasn’t going to miss his child’s birth. He asked his boss, a senior partner, for an exception to stay close to home, but instead, the partner told him to just keep working, saying he and other lawyers had done the same.

The partner basically gave him an ultimatum: miss the birth of his son or quit the job. So, the lawyer made a big decision—he yelled “F off” at his boss and quit right there on the spot.

Huber called this a “sad deal” because the lawyer worked so hard to get where he was. However, many people online supported the lawyer’s choice. They praised him for standing up against a workplace that pushes people too hard and emphasized the importance of keeping a balance between work and personal life.

Some comments were playful, with one user sarcastically saying, “He can always have another kid, but he’ll never handle that case again!” Others saw it differently, stating that the lawyer chose the right path and was now free to enjoy his new family without being tied down by work. One person said it seemed like a win because he could now focus on his life without work stress.

For many years, the normal work path was simple: work hard for many years, save money, and retire when you get old. But now, more young people, especially Gen Z and millennials, are choosing a different way of living called “micro-retirements.” This means taking short breaks from work every few years to enjoy life.

The idea isn’t brand new; it became popular in 2007 when Timothy Ferriss wrote about it in his book “The 4-Hour Workweek.” Recently, social media has made it more popular, with people sharing stories about taking long breaks to travel, enjoy hobbies, or just rest from work stress.

Young workers today want a better balance between work and life. Last year, Gen Z workers began to outnumber Baby Boomers in the American job market, changing how work feels, according to reports.

At the same time, about 13% of retirees are thinking about going back to work in 2025, which some call “The Great Retiree Return.” Many young workers are adopting “micro-retirement,” taking short breaks throughout their careers.

Adama Lorna is a big supporter of this idea. After reading Ferriss’s book, she took a six-month break to travel and have fun. She says, “Instead of waiting until you’re old to explore the world, enjoy life while you’re young and healthy.”

Unlike regular sabbaticals, which usually require your boss’s approval, micro-retirements are more about making your own choices. People work for a few years, save money, and then take a break, repeating this pattern throughout their lives. Many hope to work three years and then take a year off, balancing work and play over a lifetime.

A mother in China caused a stir after she stopped her car on a busy highway to punish her young son for being bad. This happened in Zhengzhou, Henan province, in February, and it was caught on video that quickly spread online, starting a big discussion about how parents should discipline their kids.

The mother, named Zhang, pulled over to the side after her son, who is about eight years old, had a meltdown and said he wanted to jump out of the car. In the video, you can see her forcing him out of the car and using a tree branch to hit him while holding onto his coat so he couldn’t run away. The boy was crying during the punishment.

Zhang explained her actions, saying, “Talking didn’t work. His behavior made it hard for me to drive safely. I knew I could get a fine for stopping the car there, but I couldn’t take it anymore. I needed to teach him a lesson right away.”

In China, stopping in the emergency lane for no good reason can result in a fine of 200 yuan (around $27) and points taken off the driver’s license.

Zhang also mentioned that in her home, other adults should not interfere when a parent is disciplining a child. That’s why the person filming the video didn’t step in.

Later, Zhang shared another video on February 18, where her son admitted he was wrong. “I realize it is very dangerous to jump out of a moving car on the highway. I was wrong. I hope other kids don’t do this,” he said.

The video got a lot of attention and reached five million views on a major social media site. People had mixed reactions. Some defended Zhang, saying they understood her after learning more about the situation. One comment said, “At first, I thought she was acting crazy, but now I support her.” Others disagreed, warning that it was still unsafe to hit a child on the road, saying, “What if he ran into the street? It would be better to wait until you get home.”

A young Indian tech worker shared his bad experience during a job interview for a full-stack developer position on Reddit. He had a year of experience and started the interview by discussing his past work and accomplishments. The interviewer, who was a senior executive, told him to “stay humble” and act like a beginner. When he didn’t answer one of the questions correctly, the interviewer insulted him, saying things like, “You are a disgrace to software development,” and accused him of just copying code from ChatGPT.

The young worker felt really upset, especially since he changed his weekend plans for this interview. He wondered if he really was a developer. When others on Reddit heard his story, they got very angry and shared their own experiences. One said they had been insulted during their interviews too, while another suggested he should have walked out when the interviewer was rude. Many agreed that such behavior shows a toxic work environment.