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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Rana Sarkar

Junior analyst leaves Ohio logistics firm, then gets hit with $3,000 bill for attending zoom seminar teaching ‘basic excel shortcuts’: ‘an exit fee for quitting’

Leaving a job for a better opportunity is usually stressful enough. But one worker says his resignation came with an unexpected price tag, a $3,000 bill from his former employer for what the company called “proprietary training.”

The story, shared on Reddit’s r/legal subreddit, has sparked debate online over controversial training repayment agreements, often known as TRAPs, and whether companies are using them to discourage employees from leaving.

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