A managing director of a Malaysian law firm won praise after offering a flexible plan when a lawyer considered resigning to care for her child.

Resignation requests are often treated with formal goodbyes, but one law firm in Malaysia has shown how a different approach can change everything.

Instead of losing a valued team member, the firm turned a difficult moment into a viral example of thoughtful leadership.

According to a report by The Independent Singapore, the managing partner of a Malaysian law firm, Ainie Haziqah of Nurainie Haziqah & Co., shared the story on Threads, where her candid post, written in a mix of Malay and English, struck a strong chord online.

Haziqah explained that a lawyer in her office came to her one day asking to resign.

According to the post, the employ

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