Bengaluru start-up fires 18 employees, sparks Twitter debate for offering job assistance
1 year, 4 months ago

Bengaluru start-up fires 18 employees, sparks Twitter debate for offering job assistance

Hindustan Times  

When a Bengaluru start-up founder had to take the difficult decision of firing 18 of his employees, he took to Twitter to share his ordeal. Sambhav Jain, the founder of the company Fam, shared that he had to fire 18 employees and that this decision was not easy for him. He also shared, "Given the shift in focus of the company from hyper-growth to sustainability, we wouldn’t have been able to provide these people with a role in the company that could justify their personal growth, could fuel the fire to their passion, and most importantly joy at work." Also, Companies are ready to give 30, 50, 100% hike to new employees, but the employee who worked passionately gets- 'You have been fired!'"

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