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Got laid off recently and stayed professional through the entire transition period. A few weeks later, my replacement hire (lower position than mine) reached out to me on LinkedIn asking questions about some of the work I used to handle and asking for guidance.

Now I’m conflicted about what to do.

Part of me wants to politely help and stay professional. Another part of me feels like I shouldn’t be providing free training/support after leaving the company (especially laid off).

I’m also debating whether I should send a quick heads-up to my former boss just letting her know new person reached out to me, not in a dramatic way, but more professionally since I still respect the company and left on good terms.

Or should I just politely decline, stay quiet, and fully move on?

What would you do?

Hi everyone,

I applied for my parents’ Super Visa from India on April 20, 2026, and biometrics are already completed. Just wondering if anyone else applied around a similar timeline and would like to share updates/timelines here 😊

I’m also trying to figure out when it might be safe to book cancellable flights, so hearing others’ progress would really help.

If anyone has a Super Visa Excel/Google Sheet tracker as well, please feel free to share. I could only find trackers for other visa categories.

My experience has been mid-senior/manager level in medium/large software companies (B2B SaaS type roles) from 7+ years, however my most recent job was different. I joined a super tiny only 3 people agency (not in software/IT) and got laid off after about 5 months.

The company was so small/private that even their website looks kinda sketchy and honestly the company name itself sounds weird/funny enough that recruiters sometimes hesitate when I say it out loud in interviews. I don’t want to name it here for privacy reasons.

Now I’m job searching again for manager-level roles in IT/Software industry, and I feel like this short stint is hurting me. One friend suggested I should just extend my previous software job by 5 months on my resume and leave this agency off completely. Another friend says not to lie and just keep it honest.

Part of me also worries that if recruiters look up this agency, it almost makes my background look less credible compared to the rest of my resume. What would you do in this situation?

1. Keep the 5-month role on resume?

OR

2. Leave it off entirely and, slightly adjust dates?

Would genuinely appreciate honest advise. 🙏