Employees are undeniably the most valuable assets of a company, and acknowledging their efforts can make them feel valued. Nevertheless, a company has stirred discontent on social media by terminating one of its top performers, using it as an example to teach other staff members a lesson.

A Reddit post about workplace experiences has garnered significant attention and criticism. The post revolves around a user's account of their company's surprising behavior, revealing that they terminated one of their most accomplished employees as a means to make a statement and teach other staff members a lesson.

"Company fired a top performer to show us that they can fire anybody at will," reads the eye-catching title of the post shared by the Reddit user. In the post, the user proceeds to detail the specific circumstances and events that led up to this startling occurrence.

“Honestly, a lot of things have been going down at my current job including upper management stealing commissions from workers, not respecting contract terms, giving us a hard time if we spend more than 5 mins in the bathroom and saying the door is open if we don’t like it etc,” the Reddit user wrote.

In the following paragraph, the Reddit user further explained that the company had also terminated another high-performing coworker. "According to our direct manager," the user stated, "they fired him as a warning to the rest of us not to challenge management regarding matters like commissions or contract violations. The message was clear: they can fire anyone at any time if we dare to oppose their directives."

The post has garnered more than 700 upvotes and attracted over 150 comments. People reacted differently to the post, with many expressing that the company's actions were deemed 'unfair,' while others raised questions about its practices. 

Leaders, what do you think about this matter?