Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Startup's 'Patience-Building' Salary Delay Sparks Viral Debate
A startup's founder sent an email to employees saying their salaries wouldn't be paid on time, but it was a 'patience-building initiative' instead of a delay.
This made people laugh and argue online about whether it was real or a joke.
A Reddit user shared an email from a startup founder claiming salary delay as a 'patience-building initiative'
The post went viral with thousands of views and over 2,500 upvotes
Some users suspected the post was fake, while others believed it could be real
The email read: 'Salary won't be credited today. We're not calling it a delay anymore, it's a patience-building initiative.'
Online users reacted with humor, comparing it to other 'patience-building initiatives' in work projects
- Who
- A startup's founder (identity blurred)
- What
- Sent an email to employees about salary delay
- When
- Unknown
- Where
- Reddit, r/StartUpIndia subreddit
- Why
- To explain a delay in paying employee salaries
Believers
Skeptics
Email's Authenticity
Believers
It could be real, as some users claimed to have received similar mails.
Skeptics
It might be fake, as the founder's identity was blurred and there's no proof.
- Post Link
- https://www.reddit.com/r/StartUpIndia/comments/xxxxxx/startup_founders_bizarre_excuse_for_salary_delay
- Upvotes
- Over 2,500
- Views
- Thousands
