# IIT Kanpur alumnus jobless for 2 years in US, considers return to India 2026-10-11T17:21:14+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Gautam Dev, a 61-year-old IIT Kanpur alumnus with over 20 years of experience, has been unable to find a full-time job in the US for nearly two years since quitting his software engineering role in Dallas in September 2024. He told Business Insider that he resigned after being asked to relocate to another state. Despite applying through LinkedIn and networking, he has not received a job offer, attributing the difficulty to his age, a long employment gap, and the rise of AI. Dev has exhausted his savings, taken on credit card debt, and turned to gig work with Uber, DoorDash, and Walmart Spark to pay bills. Rent in Dallas remains a major burden. In January, he raised over $9,000 (about Rs 8.7 lakh) through a GoFundMe campaign. He is now considering returning to India, where he lived before moving to the US over 20 years ago, but has not made an immediate decision. He expects to become eligible for Social Security benefits in January 2027. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three sources, Economic Times, Mint, and NDTV, present the same straight news account of Gautam Dev's story, attributed to Business Insider. The coverage is uniform, with no variation in facts, framing, or editorial slant. The human-interest angle is consistent: a highly qualified professional facing an unexpectedly prolonged job search, age bias, and financial strain. The outlets agree on every detail, from the timeline and the reasons for quitting to the fundraising amount and the consideration of returning to India. The story stands as a straightforward report on one individual's experience, without broader commentary on the US job market or immigration policy. The implication is that the story's newsworthiness lies in its relatability to an Indian professional audience, rather than any political or policy dimension. The coverage ends with Dev's own uncertainty about his next step. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight human-interest report with no editorial slant - livemint.com (neutral report) Factual retelling of Business Insider story, no added opinion - ndtv.com (neutral report) Straightforward account, identical framing to others This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Business Insider, Dallas, Gautam Dev, GoFundMe, IIT Kanpur, Uber Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/iit-kanpur-alumnus-jobless-for-2-years-in-us-considers-return-to-india/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/iit-kanpur-alumnus-jobless-for-2-years-in-us-considers-return-to-india/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/