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HR’s Viral LinkedIn Post on Five-Minute Resignation Prompts Nationwide Ethics Debate

Thousands of reactions across Indian news outlets highlight a split over employer investment versus employee commitment, the fairness of abrupt exits, parallels with sudden layoffs.

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Lashing out at the employee, the HR professional claimed that the last-minute resignations reflect “a lack of maturity,
HR shared her frustration after a employee resigned just five minutes after receiving their first salary. | Image: X
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Overview

  • The HR professional Priyavarshini M detailed that an employee’s salary was credited at 10:00 AM and a resignation email followed at 10:05 AM.
  • Her LinkedIn post has amassed over 2,000 reactions and 600 comments since August 9, drawing follow-up coverage from NDTV, Hindustan Times, Mint and other outlets.
  • Supporters of the HR critique argue sudden exits waste hours of onboarding and betray organizational trust, urging professionals to communicate concerns earlier.
  • Defenders of the employee maintain that pay compensates for completed work, uphold the right to resign after fulfilling obligations and liken the case to abrupt corporate layoffs.
  • Observers say the episode underscores LinkedIn’s rise as a public forum for workplace disputes and reflects broader tensions over accountability and power dynamics in India’s job market.