Overview
- A screenshot shared on r/IndianWorkplace shows a CEO telling an employee to seek permission rather than merely notify about WFH and issuing a “special warning.”
- The messages include the CEO’s remarks, “Permission, not notification” and “It is not our culture. Very bad,” after the employee said he worked from home.
- The employee said he had twisted his leg, sent a formal email to inform he would work from home, and believed that was sufficient.
- The post describes a multinational startup’s India office with unclear WFH rules after both the manager and HR resigned, leading to direct contact with the CEO and routine use of Telegram despite Teams and Outlook.
- India Today, Hindustan Times, and Times Now reported the viral post with disclaimers that they could not verify the claims, and there has been no public response from the company.