India, July 22 -- A LinkedIn post by a Delhi-based founder explaining why he fired a new employee on just the second day of work has triggered a discussion online, with some users backing his decision while others calling it an example of poor leadership.

Varun Gupta shared the incident in a post, saying he ignored advice from his HR team and colleagues, who felt he was being too harsh. "I once fired an employee on Day 2. HR advised me to wait. My team thought I was being too harsh. But somewhere I knew waiting would make it worse," Gupta wrote.

Gupta shared that the employee joined the company on the day of a major internal event. While no one expected the new hire to lead or take charge, the team did expect him to participate. He clai...