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Noida IT Engineer Takes Rapido Gig to Cover Home Loan After Job Loss

A widely shared Instagram clip turned the case into a proxy for anxiety about AI‑era tech hiring.

Overview

  • The account describes a Noida IT engineer unemployed for two months after resigning in search of a better role during a hiring slowdown.
  • To keep up with EMIs, he is driving for Rapido part-time and picking up occasional freelance work.
  • He rented out his own apartment and shifted to a nearby rented flat, with local homes cited at ₹1–2 crore and rents of ₹30,000–35,000.
  • The video was posted by Instagram user Nomadic Teju from Greater Noida’s Gaur City and was later covered by Hindustan Times, Mint and The Indian Express.
  • Online reactions highlighted worries about AI-related job pressures and urged caution on big-ticket purchases and housing loans.