India, June 10 -- Hiring your first employee can be nerve-racking, but it turned into something worse for one employer in Delhi. In a Reddit post, a man working at his father's furniture store claimed that a new employee made health excuses, vanished with money and then threatened him.

"The guy didn't show up on the joining date and kept delaying for about 3-4 days, stating some health issues. He came 4 days after the joining date (when I wasn't available in the office due to some personal commitment), called me and said he only came to talk to me. He came the next day, did some work, asked for 500 rupees at EOD stating he needed them for ultrasound," the man wrote, adding that he had hired the candidate from a reputed job portal.

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