Leaving a job is usually expected to bring closure, especially after an employee has completed the required notice period and handed over their responsibilities. But for a software engineer from Agartala, Tripura, resigning after nine months at a company reportedly led to an unexpected demand of nearly Rs 90,000.
The employee said his former employer asked him to pay the amount towards training costs even after he had completed his notice period. The situation became more complicated when his final salary was allegedly delayed and questions arose over his exit documents.
What followed was a dispute involving HR conversations, employment terms and a visit to the labour office. The employee eventually received his pending documents and salary-related records after the intervention of labour authorities, bringing the matter to a close in around six weeks. He shared the experience in a post on Reddit's r/IndianWorkplace community titled, "Quit my job and somehow ended up owing my company ₹90k."
Nine months at work, followed by an unexpected demandAccording to the employee's Reddit post, he had worked as a software developer at the…