[reasons]

- Apply Hanlon's razor. Maybe they're going through some stuff.

- Consider how you'd like to be treated; like for real. What if it was you?

- Burning bridges over something like this isn't worth it. Burning bridges over anything, is almost always a bad idea. Seek to mend.

[dooberdeats]

I want to reap what I sow.

Misrepresenting someone else's work as your own is morally wrong at best.

[whydoibother]

Is the company you work for 100% moral (whatever that means)? Seems like a bad reason to want to axe someone.