I recently learned about layoffs occurring at a GCC setup in Bangalore, where several major retailers have established operations. I'm particularly interested in the timing of these layoffs, especially for roles in Engineering and Quality Assurance. From discussions with others in the industry, it seems that layoffs often follow the initial groundbreaking by several months. For instance, someone mentioned that their QA team was let go about eight months after the office opened, citing 'overlap elimination' as the reason. It was disheartening to hear that they had to train their own replacements via video calls at early hours. I’m trying to gauge how common this pattern is and what others have experienced in similar situations.