New Delhi, April 13 -- A Reddit user shared an incident involving a colleague. A sales colleague accepted a promotion from Coordinator to Supervisor. But, the employee resigned before starting the new role. He got a better job at another hotel.

The company's Sales Manager and HR Manager publicly criticised him. They called him disloyal and unprofessional. Many others agreed with them.

However, the Reddit user questioned this reaction. They said, if the company could remove staff during downsizing without guilt, why blame an employee for making a smart career move?

"If he hadn't been performing, and there was downsizing, the company wouldn't have thought twice before letting him go. They wouldn't talk about him. They wouldn't talk about...