Interview

June 10, 2026

I was fired by a big European tech company. Here’s my advice if it happens to you

Rizwan Mahmood used ChatGPT to help build a case after Bolt dismissed him. He was awarded €14,500 by Estonia’s Labour Dispute Committee

Éanna Kelly

3 min read

Rizwan Mahmood was fired over a video call from his job at Estonian tech company Bolt in March 2025. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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