But the reality is that the poor developer was absorbing the entire cost onto himself. Instead of quitting, he moved to Russia [...] Is some part of this story

But the reality is that the poor developer was absorbing the entire cost onto himself. Instead of quitting, he moved to Russia [...] Is some part of this story missing? It reads a bit like 'I fell behind on my mortgage so, naturally, I booked the next available flight to North Korea'