u/Natural_Garage7614

Hello Everyone,

I have 5 years of experience in Python, AI/ML, AWS, and FastAPI development. My role has involved a combination of support and development responsibilities.However, during interviews, I struggle with hands-on coding questions. While I’m comfortable explaining concepts and discussing architecture or design decisions, I find it difficult to solve practical coding problems in real time. I believe this gap has developed partly due to over-reliance on tools like ChatGPT and Claude. I understand how things work conceptually, but my implementation skills need strengthening.

With layoffs happening periodically in my company, I want to proactively prepare myself and become confident in technical interviews. I’m looking for guidance on where to start and what structured approach I should follow to improve my coding skills and interview performance.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

At Accenture, during which months are employees typically considered for Promotion or Pip? Is this usually aligned with a specific performance or appraisal cycle, even if the project budget and work are stable?

Is it just me or does everyone feel like they could be next?

Companies are laying off people left and right and what's scarier is it's not the freshers getting cut, it's the experienced ones. The ones who gave years to these organizations.

I'm 26, single, from India and have no Plan B. And honestly? This fear sits with me every single day.

Starting a family, buying a home/car, building a life all of it feels like a distant dream when job security itself feels like a myth right now.

How are you all dealing with this?