A 50-year-old tech skilled, Mody Khan, misplaced his job at Microsoft final December and has since been struggling by way of a nine-month-long job hunt. The Pakistani-origin immigrant revealed that his financial savings are almost exhausted, placing him prone to shedding his house in Texas.
“I had financial savings, and I’ve depleted nearly all of it,” Khan informed Enterprise Insider. “I am in a really tight spot.”
Regardless of years of expertise within the tech trade, together with a five-year stint at Microsoft, Khan mentioned touchdown a brand new function has been an uphill battle.
“It seems like recruiters are on the lookout for Superman,” he shared. “I have been continually making use of, and I’ve had interviews, however I have been turned down all over the place.”
Khan famous that whereas some interviews initially appeared promising, they by no means led to a suggestion. “I’ve had so many good interviews the place I am prepared for them to say, ‘Mody, let’s rock ‘n’ roll’ — after which they do not transfer ahead.”
What frustrates him probably the most, he mentioned, is the shortage of suggestions. “Recruiters contact me, take my resume, they usually ghost me.”
What does he suppose is impacting his probabilities?
Khan believes age discrimination is a significant component, as some recruiters could assume he’s not in contact with the most recent applied sciences. He additionally feels that his lack of startup expertise works in opposition to him.
On ethnicity, Khan mentioned biases may additionally play a job: “Being a Pakistani could play into the biases of some Indian recruiters or interviewers. It is a very, very harmful state of affairs.”
Khan had moved from Pakistan to the US in 2007 and joined Microsoft in 2019.
Threat of shedding his home
Khan disclosed that he has solely $10,000 left in financial savings — sufficient to assist him and his spouse for about two months. Past that, he could need to dip into his remaining investments or 401(ok). He had already offered his Microsoft inventory holdings earlier this 12 months after being laid off.
The previous cloud resolution architect admitted he has fallen behind on his mortgage funds. If he fails to renew them after his forbearance plan ends, he might face foreclosures.
