Yes they did. I'm sorry you can't see the difference in how a man with integrity handled it, and one that didn't.
Hell i would probably have ran away from old Steve Pederson the same way
I see the difference in how they handled it...I don't see the difference in what they did. Broke their word/bond/contract
You used the divorce example before. So, let us use that again.
Guy 1: Bangs a random girl after a night out drinks and gets a divorce
Guy 2: Bangs the girl he had been in love with for 20 years but the timing was "never right", gets a divorce. Apologizes over and over that he never meant to hurt his wife and gets a divorce.
I mean, one handled it better I guess but does it really matter?
Again, under your theory, Riley should not be here right now.
And, you don't have to be sorry that I don't see it your way. I see it as black and white. I actually do work under a contract, in fact one time I accepted a new position and my employer refused to let me out of my contract, for me to get out of it there were a few hoops I had to jump through and there was a chance that I might not make it through all of them so I had to honor that contract. In doing so, when I was offered a new one at the same place I did not sign it and turned in my resignation with nothing else lined up at that time.
It sucked, it cost me money and experience.