CEO Fires Employee Going Through Divorce Help Him Beat Alimony
DIVORCE – A CEO went viral and elicited comments online for firing an employee going through a messy divorce.
The CEO identified as Yashdeep Kanhai fired the employee at the height of the divorce battle, not because of poor performance but as a way to help him avoid a hefty alimony settlement.
The employee was in the middle of a divorce. His ex was demanding half of their income, which could’ve left them struggling to make ends meet. Instead of standing by and watching things get worse, the CEO decided to take action.
Kanhai fired the employee because if he didn’t have a job, their income would show as zero, which would reduce the amount of alimony he’d have to pay.
Without a job, the court wouldn’t calculate big alimony payments, and the divorce settled without draining the employee’s wallet. Once everything was finalized and the employee was in a better financial spot, Kanhai would rehire him.
Some netizens thought it was genius, praising the CEO for being bold and genuinely helping out. Others weren’t so sure, saying it felt like stepping too far into personal matters. Either way, it got people talking about what it really means to care for your employees.
Here is the full post:
“I Fired an Employee Going Through a Tough Divorce One of my employees was stuck in a messy divorce—his wife demanded half his income. As a good boss, I couldn’t just stand by. So, I did the most compassionate thing possible: I fired him. Why? No income = no alimony. The divorce was finalized with negligible alimony, and financial ruin was averted. Once the dust settled, I rehired him. Now, he’s back—better than ever—with a clean slate and no ex-spouse draining his paycheck. Being a leader isn’t about making easy decisions—it’s about making smart ones.”
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