Overview
- An anonymous r/IndianWorkplace user shared WhatsApp screenshots showing a manager asking for the employee’s live location after a second sick-leave request for a headache.
- The manager referenced HR instructions after HR had reportedly asked for “valid documents” to support the leave.
- The post spread widely on Jan 2–3, with many commenters calling the request an invasion of privacy and irrelevant to verifying illness.
- Guidance from users urged refusing location sharing, requesting written policy justification, and escalating to senior management or legal counsel if pressure continued.
- News outlets reporting on the viral post state they have not independently verified the claims, and no response from the employer or HR has been reported.