Gloomy Monday morning at TCS as its mass layoffs jolt employees

This is the first time TCS has officially announced large-scale layoffs

An air of disbelief hung over Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) offices on Monday morning, a day after the largest information-technology (IT) services company sent out an unexpected communication to its employees, announcing its biggest layoff.

At TCS — long seen as an ideal destination for steady and secure job — employees found it tough to come to terms with the layoff announcement that broke the Sunday afternoon peace. 

There were many, however, who had no clue on Sunday. 

Since the official communication that 2 per cent of the workforce, or over 12,000 employees, would have to leave was sent out on