India, April 8 -- In the world of small startups, "we'll just figure it out" is often the unofficial motto. But for one 23-year-old new hire, that lack of structure led to a swift exit. A viral Reddit thread details a manager's realisation that his own busy schedule, filled with back-to-back meetings and forgotten logins, created a toxic environment for a fresh graduate.

The manager wrote, "My new hire quit after 3 weeks. He said we made him feel like a burden," adding, "We are a small team, like 15 people. I am not even a real manager, just the guy who ended up being responsible for new people because no one else wanted to do it. lol so we hired this kid, fresh out of school. Smart guy, eager. I was excited. Day one. I was swamped- meet...