India, March 5 -- An employee at Jack Dorsey's Block claimed she resigned from the company immediately after the firm laid off 40% of its workforce. Despite being offered a retention package that included a 75% pay increase and a one-time bonus, the techie chose to walk away the following day. In a detailed post, she explained that she could not justify profiting from a situation in which the majority of her team members lost their livelihoods.

"My employer Block laid off 40% of its workforce last Thursday (2/26). I wasn't affected. but I was *affected*. I decided to quit immediately and left the company the following day on 2/27. I figured that a company able to Thanos-snap away half of their employees doesn't need two-week's notice fro...