India, July 3 -- A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur has revealed that he once turned down a job offer because the founder arrived 40 minutes late for a scheduled interview, and then did not apologise. Shikhar Saxena, founder of hiring startup Binary, said that the lack of apology rubbed him off the wrong way and ultimately influenced his decision to walk away from the opportunity.

In an X post shared this afternoon, Saxena reflected on the incident while discussing workplace culture and leadership. He argued that small gestures, such as acknowledging someone else's time and apologising for delays, can reveal a great deal about a person's character. According to him, the interviewer's behaviour pointed to a lack of empathy, which he viewed as...