Overview
- Shared on Reddit’s r/IndianWorkplace on Oct. 5–6, the post shows a manager telling an employee with a headache to take medicine and come to the office.
- The messages include lines such as “Headache me chhutti thodi na milti hai” and repeated use of “hero” to address the worker.
- Hindustan Times, India Today, News18, Mint and Times Now reported the viral exchange and noted they could not independently verify the screenshot.
- Times Now identified the Reddit handle as “Warthei” and cited the post title, “My manager when I ask for a leave.”
- Online reaction condemned the manager’s stance and used the case to highlight recurring disputes over empathy, boundaries and entitlement to sick leave in Indian workplaces.