India, Sept. 15 -- A Bengaluru-based remote worker's Reddit post has gone viral after they shared that they were abruptly terminated by a Canada-based company with no severance. In the post, the anonymous user alleged that there was no prior communication from the firm and said they were fired via email, just hours after logging off work at 6 pm. While the company cited "poor performance," the user claimed it was nothing more than "cost-cutting disguised as performance issues."

"I was terminated from my company on 11th Sept via email at 10 pm citing "poor performance." I had no warnings, no prior communication, no meetings, just fired suddenly after logging off work at 6 pm," the user wrote. "I've always been a strong performer and feel ...