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Will Elon Musk's plan to hire engineers in India still find takers?

Engineers wary, given Musk's unpredictability; HR experts and campuses not so much

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Aryaman GuptaSourabh Lele New Delhi
Neha Desai (name changed), a software engineer who works at one of India’s top five information technology (IT) firms, says she would not want to join Twitter even if she had an opportunity to do so. Given recent events and statements made by Twitter Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, she doesn’t think the tech major can offer her either job security or work-life balance.

Desai is not alone in thinking so.

“It’s a big technology company and may offer good remuneration, but stability in my career is equally important to me,” says a 28-year-old software developer from Pune. “Also, I

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