Overview

• In a LinkedIn post shared this week, Sampark Sachdeva said he was instructed to terminate 25 employees in one day and ordered to keep interactions devoid of empathy or apologies.
• The CEO recounted specific moments of distress, including witnessing a single mother’s tears and breaking down at work before spending the night sleepless.
• Sachdeva emphasized that he did not select who would be laid off and described the decision as driven by the organisation’s challenging phase rather than personal motives.
• His account has gone viral on social media, attracting thousands of comments about the human costs of mass layoffs and leadership responsibilities.
• Times Now has noted its inability to verify the authenticity of the LinkedIn post, leaving external confirmation of the narrative unresolved.