News Summary:
Analysis published on February 12, 2026, regarding a July 2, 2025, social media post by Playground AI founder Suhail Doshi, revealed insights into remote work and HR governance, with the accusation against engineer Soham Parekh for simultaneously working for multiple startups without disclosure shaking Silicon Valley’s confidence in its hiring practices. This viral post, made on X, previously exposed a phenomenon impacting Silicon Valley amidst ongoing layoffs and the AI revolution, as reported on July 8, 2025. Parekh came to prominence after Doshi posted to X on July 7, 2025, that Playground AI had hired Parekh but terminated his employment in his first week after discovering he was juggling multiple jobs. Earlier, on July 5, 2025, the tech industry reacted to the exposure of Parekh, a software engineer, working at several Silicon Valley startups simultaneously, with experts highlighting it as a cautionary tale of "hustle culture gone too far." Doshi, who is also a co-founder of Mixpanel, initially claimed Parekh was working for many startups by misrepresenting his location, leading to the Indian developer dominating headlines for facing moonlighting accusations across 3-6 companies.
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