Employee quits company one day after joining, tells CEO to 'get her laptop collected'
A Jaipur-based CEO shared how a new hire quit just a day after joining the company and then asked him to arrange for her work laptop to be collected from her home. His post on X sparked a wider debate over job switches, salary offers and professional conduct.
A Jaipur-based CEO expressed frustration after a newly hired employee quit just a day after joining the company, saying she had asked him to arrange for her laptop to be collected from home.
Gaurav Kheterpal, CEO and AI Native founder of Vanshiv Tech, shared the incident in a post on X, where he described the hiring experience and questioned the growing trend of last-minute job switches.
In his post, Kheterpal wrote that the company had waited for the candidate to complete a three-month notice period at her previous organisation before she joined.
Just three days before her joining date, the candidate had requested an additional Rs 50,000 in compensation, which the company agreed to as it did not want to risk a last-minute withdrawal.
He claimed that after joining, completing onboarding and collecting company equipment, the employee requested permission to work from home citing personal issues, which the company approved. However, the employee stopped responding to calls, emails and messages the following day.
The CEO said the company eventually managed to contact her, following which she informed them that she could not continue due to “personal reasons”. He added that she then asked the company to collect the laptop provided to her.
Kheterpal said he had to personally intervene and send a formal email warning of legal action if the company’s assets were not returned. A screenshot shared with his post showed the email, where he described the behaviour as “extremely unprofessional” and asked the employee to submit the laptop and other assets by 8 pm, failing which the company would initiate legal and criminal proceedings.
The company then later found out that the employee had joined another organisation offering Rs 25,000 more than the package they had provided.
“After three months, we’re back to square one while the candidate fulfilled her greed for 25K,” he wrote, adding that he hoped artificial intelligence would eventually replace such candidates.
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The post triggered a debate online, with several users sharing their own experiences of workplace exits and hiring challenges. One user said they had travelled to return a company charger worth Rs 150 even after completing their exit formalities, spending Rs 250 on transport to ensure everything was handed back properly.
Another user claimed that such incidents were becoming increasingly common and said professional commitments were often being ignored during job switches.
Some users also suggested creating a platform similar to Glassdoor where companies could document candidates’ professional conduct and make informed hiring decisions.
However, others pointed out that job changes and salary negotiations were a normal part of the employment market, and both companies and employees needed to handle such situations professionally.
A Jaipur-based CEO expressed frustration after a newly hired employee quit just a day after joining the company, saying she had asked him to arrange for her laptop to be collected from home.
Gaurav Kheterpal, CEO and AI Native founder of Vanshiv Tech, shared the incident in a post on X, where he described the hiring experience and questioned the growing trend of last-minute job switches.
In his post, Kheterpal wrote that the company had waited for the candidate to complete a three-month notice period at her previous organisation before she joined.
Just three days before her joining date, the candidate had requested an additional Rs 50,000 in compensation, which the company agreed to as it did not want to risk a last-minute withdrawal.
He claimed that after joining, completing onboarding and collecting company equipment, the employee requested permission to work from home citing personal issues, which the company approved. However, the employee stopped responding to calls, emails and messages the following day.
The CEO said the company eventually managed to contact her, following which she informed them that she could not continue due to “personal reasons”. He added that she then asked the company to collect the laptop provided to her.
Kheterpal said he had to personally intervene and send a formal email warning of legal action if the company’s assets were not returned. A screenshot shared with his post showed the email, where he described the behaviour as “extremely unprofessional” and asked the employee to submit the laptop and other assets by 8 pm, failing which the company would initiate legal and criminal proceedings.
The company then later found out that the employee had joined another organisation offering Rs 25,000 more than the package they had provided.
“After three months, we’re back to square one while the candidate fulfilled her greed for 25K,” he wrote, adding that he hoped artificial intelligence would eventually replace such candidates.
Take a look at the post here:
The post triggered a debate online, with several users sharing their own experiences of workplace exits and hiring challenges. One user said they had travelled to return a company charger worth Rs 150 even after completing their exit formalities, spending Rs 250 on transport to ensure everything was handed back properly.
Another user claimed that such incidents were becoming increasingly common and said professional commitments were often being ignored during job switches.
Some users also suggested creating a platform similar to Glassdoor where companies could document candidates’ professional conduct and make informed hiring decisions.
However, others pointed out that job changes and salary negotiations were a normal part of the employment market, and both companies and employees needed to handle such situations professionally.
A Jaipur-based CEO expressed frustration after a newly hired employee quit just a day after joining the company, saying she had asked him to arrange for her laptop to be collected from home.
Gaurav Kheterpal, CEO and AI Native founder of Vanshiv Tech, shared the incident in a post on X, where he described the hiring experience and questioned the growing trend of last-minute job switches.
In his post, Kheterpal wrote that the company had waited for the candidate to complete a three-month notice period at her previous organisation before she joined.
Just three days before her joining date, the candidate had requested an additional Rs 50,000 in compensation, which the company agreed to as it did not want to risk a last-minute withdrawal.
He claimed that after joining, completing onboarding and collecting company equipment, the employee requested permission to work from home citing personal issues, which the company approved. However, the employee stopped responding to calls, emails and messages the following day.
The CEO said the company eventually managed to contact her, following which she informed them that she could not continue due to “personal reasons”. He added that she then asked the company to collect the laptop provided to her.
Kheterpal said he had to personally intervene and send a formal email warning of legal action if the company’s assets were not returned. A screenshot shared with his post showed the email, where he described the behaviour as “extremely unprofessional” and asked the employee to submit the laptop and other assets by 8 pm, failing which the company would initiate legal and criminal proceedings.
The company then later found out that the employee had joined another organisation offering Rs 25,000 more than the package they had provided.
“After three months, we’re back to square one while the candidate fulfilled her greed for 25K,” he wrote, adding that he hoped artificial intelligence would eventually replace such candidates.
Take a look at the post here:
The post triggered a debate online, with several users sharing their own experiences of workplace exits and hiring challenges. One user said they had travelled to return a company charger worth Rs 150 even after completing their exit formalities, spending Rs 250 on transport to ensure everything was handed back properly.
Another user claimed that such incidents were becoming increasingly common and said professional commitments were often being ignored during job switches.
Some users also suggested creating a platform similar to Glassdoor where companies could document candidates’ professional conduct and make informed hiring decisions.
However, others pointed out that job changes and salary negotiations were a normal part of the employment market, and both companies and employees needed to handle such situations professionally.
