Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Mumbai Startup Founder's Post Sparks Workplace Ethics Debate
A Mumbai startup founder shared his experience of employees quitting right after getting paid, sparking a debate.
He moved up the payday, hoping to help his team.
However, some employees left immediately after.
The founder was annoyed by this.
People online disagreed with him, saying that being paid on time is a basic right and that he needs to fix problems in his company.
The debate highlights different views on employer-employee relationships and work culture.
Mumbai startup founder Kiran Shah discussed employees quitting after payday.
Shah shifted salary payments to the 1st of the month to ease employee burdens.
Four employees quit the day they received their salary after the change.
Shah believes employees should communicate professionally before leaving.
LinkedIn users questioned the company's HR practices and the founder's approach.
- Who
- Kiran Shah, founder of Market Fit@Go Zero, and LinkedIn users.
- What
- Startup founder's post sparks debate on employee departures.
- When
- Published June 6, 2025, discussing events after December 2023.
- Where
- Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To address the ethics of employees quitting immediately after receiving their salary.
Employee & Critic Perspective
Founder's Perspective
Employee Departure Ethics
Employee & Critic Perspective
Employees have the right to leave, and on-time payment is an obligation, not a favor.
Founder's Perspective
Employees should communicate professionally before leaving.
HR Practices
Employee & Critic Perspective
The company needs better HR practices to address employee turnover.
Founder's Perspective
The founder suggests current HR practices are sufficient.
- Founder
- Kiran Shah
- Company
- Market Fit@Go Zero
- Location
- Mumbai
- Salary Payment Change
- December 2023
- Post Publication Date
- June 6, 2025