Overview
- A Reddit post includes a WhatsApp exchange where an HR manager tells an employee, "You cannot do things as you like," after the employee logged out four minutes before a 6:30 shift end.
- The poster says they work for a US-based company now reporting to Indian HR and are required to record attendance both in an app and via WhatsApp.
- India Today, Times Now, and Hindustan Times reported on the viral post, with Times Now and Hindustan Times noting they could not confirm the screenshots' authenticity.
- Online reactions ranged from criticism of micromanagement to support for strict timing in contexts like client billing or audited hours, with some citing European overtime rules.
- No statement from the employer or the HR named in the screenshots has been reported in the coverage.