Laid off on H-1B, 1 interview after 100 applications: Redditor shares harrowing job situation in US

What happens when an H-1b visa holder is laid off? A Redditor who has been laid off in the US took to social media and explained the harrowing ground situation. "Every single day since then was like hell. I have been in the US for 8 years and all of a sudden I lost everything I have," the Redditor said, adding that there was no warning before the layoff. it was just a normal day and suddenly the job was not there anymore. "The company even refused to put me on the payrolls to maintain my H1b status, said too much legal complications but gave me a severance package instead," the Reddit post said."I tried to apply for jobs like no tomorrows and had 100 applications and 1 interview so far after a week. I had friends to give me referrals everywhere but most didn't help," the Redditor said.The post made it clear that the employee asked the company to be kept on the payroll so that they could maintain H-1B status while looking for another job. But the company apparently refused to do so for legal complications, possibly jeopardizing the Redditor's immigration status.The worker may qualify for a grace period of up to 60 consecutive days, or until the end of the authorised validity period,...