Overview
- The employee emailed that they had recently gone through a breakup and requested leave from the 28th to the 8th, citing trouble focusing on work.
- Jasveer Singh, co‑founder and CEO of KnotDating, posted the screenshot on X, calling it the “most honest leave application” and writing “Gen Z doesn’t do filters.”
- Singh confirmed the request was “approved, instantly,” drawing praise for an empathetic management approach.
- The post drew millions of views — reported at more than 6.5 million by Oct 29 — and prompted a wide range of reactions from applause for honesty to critiques about workplace norms.
- Coverage notes the employee remains unnamed, no policy changes have been announced, and the episode has been used to discuss evolving leave expectations in India.