India, April 10 -- A founder's recent social media post about a senior employee's departure has sparked a heated debate regarding loyalty and business foresight. After a key staff member declined a 100% salary match, citing fears that the company could not sustain such an expense, the founder revealed that the business has since achieved 3X growth. While the founder attributed this success to sheer entrepreneurial will, the story has divided opinion on whether employees should be expected to share a founder's high-risk appetite.

"One of my senior staff quit. She got a 100% hike from a funded company. After consulting with some of my friends, I decided to retain her with matching the salary. We were not big but we were profitable," founde...