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MANILA, Philippines – Rakesh Agarwal, director of strategy at e-commerce payment website PayPal, is no longer with the company.
The news comes after Agarwal made a series of disparaging tweets, which led PayPal to tweet about treating others with respect.
Agarwal, who joined PayPal in March, sent out a barrage of disparaging tweets about his coworkers during a trip to New Orleans for Jazz Fest. The tweets included insults to Christina Smedley, PayPal’s vice president for global communications.
Most of the tweets have since been deleted from Agarwal’s account. He eventually blamed the tweets being made on a different Twitter interface from what he’s accustomed to.
According to Business Insider, Agarwal reportedly intended for the tweets to be direct messages for a colleague to read privately. (READ: The online etiquette of the ‘selfie generation’)
Paypal’s Twitter account released a brief statement, saying “Rakesh Agrawal is no longer with the company. Treat everyone with respect. No excuses. PayPal has zero tolerance.”
Rakesh Agrawal is no longer with the company. Treat everyone with respect. No excuses. PayPal has zero tolerance.
— PayPal (@PayPal) May 3, 2014PayPal was unclear on whether Agarwal left the company on his own or was removed from his position. – Rappler.com
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