Overview
- In early July a Pune employee messaged a manager saying heavy rain and road closures made travel to the office unsafe and asked not to come in.
- A friend posted a screenshot of the WhatsApp exchange to the r/Pune subreddit, where the manager’s replies quickly spread online.
- The screenshot shows the manager declining the request with messages that employees had still travelled in and urging the worker to use public transport, a rickshaw or an Uber.
- Reddit users and commentators criticised the manager’s stance, shared similar experiences and contrasted the reaction with companies that order staff to work from home for safety.
- News outlets say the episode highlights gaps in emergency-commute and work-from-home policies and note there has been no public response or formal resolution from the employer.