India, June 6 -- An IT professional who backed out of a job on the day of onboarding claimed to have received a Rs.5 lakh recovery notice from the former employer, citing a breach of contract. Taking it to Reddit, the Indian techie shared about the ordeal and asked for help with what to do in this situation.

"After going through the recruitment and onboarding process at an IT company, I realised - for personal and professional reasons - that I would not be able to continue with the job. I formally informed the company on the same day of onboarding via email that I wouldn't be joining. I assumed that since I hadn't accepted any salary or used any company resources beyond that day, the matter was closed," the techie wrote.

However, soon a...