New Employee Resigns on First Day Over Company Laptop Policy

A new hire who waited two months to join a company resigned on his first day after refusing to use the company-issued laptop. The HR executive suspected the candidate wanted to use his personal device because he had not formally left his previous job and was managing two roles simultaneously. Despite initially accepting the laptop and completing onboarding formalities, the employee returned the device and quit the same day, prompting the company to reconsider its hiring approach.