India, April 12 -- An employee from a hotel's sales team was publicly reprimanded by management after resigning shortly after accepting a promotion - and the incident sparked a discussion about workplace loyalty and professionalism.

According to a post shared on Reddit, the employee had recently been promoted from coordinator to supervisor. He accepted the role and revised salary, but before officially beginning his new responsibilities, he handed in his resignation after receiving a better opportunity at another hotel.

The response from management was swift and severe. "Today, our Sales Manager and HR Manager publicly reprimanded him," the poster wrote. "They said he was disloyal, unprofessional, and that he took advantage of the syste...