New Delhi, India

The state of loneliness is mental or emotional distress one may experience from either being alone or just because you feel as if you are alone despite being among a group of people. Loneliness can leave people feeling isolated and disconnected from others. 

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In order to combat this feeling (or maybe a phase), an India-based engineer was reportedly seen driving an auto-rickshaw on the weekends in Bengaluru. He was wearing a company hoodie. 

A social media user, named Venkatesh Gupta, took to X and shared a post about the techie, who apparently works at Microsoft. "Met a 35-year-old staff software engineer at Microsoft in Koramangala driving Namma Yatri to combat loneliness on weekends," Gupta wrote. 

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This may come under moonlighting, which is the act of working at an extra job, especially without telling your main employer, but this particular case has sparked a debate online, with people flooding the comment section with their opinions. People often lose their jobs when the employer finds out about moonlighting. 

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Some users raised concerns, saying "Loneliness is REAL". Some questioned the legitimacy of the post, saying, "Wearing a Microsoft jacket does not mean he is an employee." 

"Don't know if the staff software engineer is real. But I just read a news article talking about workplace stress and this post. Just so you know," another user wrote. 

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"Tats gr8, he knows how imp is mental health. Change of subject is rest. An engineer at my office works as bartender to get relaxed," one user wrote. 

"There is a breakdown of interpersonal bonds in present times. The fast pace of life coupled with rising stress in various facets of a person's daily "existence" has driven people apart instead of bringing them together. Digital world has further made us emotional islands," another user wrote. 

(With inputs from agencies)