Overview

• Jatin Saini hired a senior team member on Monday and terminated their employment on Friday after overhearing the individual insult a colleague.
• The fired employee defended the remark as a method for building strong teams, prompting Saini to conclude the hire was a mistake.
• In his LinkedIn post, Saini emphasized that his startup aims to build personal brands without breaking people.
• The LinkedIn post went viral over the weekend and received widespread endorsement for prioritizing workplace respect.
• The company has reopened the Senior Personal Brand Executive role with criteria prioritizing respect, learning agility and core brand-building skills.