I'm in two minds about this. If I were hiring someone and came across something like this, I would certainly have questions.
On the one hand, he might do this to me. What if he's lying or twisting the truth in some way, or there's more to the story.
On the other hand, fair play for sticking up for his rights. I'd like that mindset on my team.
I think it would come down to the interview, and how he came across. We once interviewed a guy who came across like an asshole online. We asked him about it in the interview, and he did a poor job of defending himself. I think the same approach would work here.
Well in this case, it looks like the employee was in the right. Just a few minutes ago, the founder (Somrat) admitted his mistake and paid Joshua the full $10k.
Later on when future employers see this, they'll realize that the employee has proper morals, and is a "do-er". I think most employees would suck it up if they lost out on 10k, but this person stuck it out and rode the storm.
Would you hire a passive employee, or a passionate one? Sometimes passion will cause people to do things that may backfire, but at least they gave it a shot. Passive employees wouldn't even bother with the 10k loss.
On the one hand, he might do this to me. What if he's lying or twisting the truth in some way, or there's more to the story.
On the other hand, fair play for sticking up for his rights. I'd like that mindset on my team.
I think it would come down to the interview, and how he came across. We once interviewed a guy who came across like an asshole online. We asked him about it in the interview, and he did a poor job of defending himself. I think the same approach would work here.