A video of a Gen Z employee screaming that her 11th hour holiday was canceled has caused a stir on social media. The video shows an employee named Simran visibly frustrated and complaining about her manager.
Simran claimed that she informed her boss about her travel plans months in advance. Still, her manager called her to come into the office on the very day she was scheduled to board a flight to Vietnam.
What happened at the airport
Simran, who was already at the airport when she received the message, decided not to cancel her travel plans. In the now-viral video, she explained that she informed her boss about her February vacation in mid-December. Despite this, on 19 February, just as she was about to board a flight to Vietnam, she was told that her holiday had been cancelled.
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A Gen Z employee called her manager with a last-minute request and said she would have taken her laptop to Vietnam if she had been notified earlier that day.
“I earn so I can travel”
“Main issliye kamaati hun taaki main ghoom sakun… (I earn to travel),” she said. “I earn money so I can travel and enjoy my freedom. And when I get that freedom, my family makes it possible for me. Above all, I listen to my family,” she added.
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She further said that she prefers listening to her family over anyone else, “Pehli baat toh yeh hai main sunti apne ghar walo ki hun, tumhari nahi sunti hun, tu kya kar lega.”
She concluded by saying that she would not cancel her vacation and would only check her work laptop when she returned to India.
“What’s the most he can do? Escalate the problem? Let it escalate, I’m going to look for a new job,” she said.
“Main toh aa gayi hun airport pe. Main toh jaa rahi hun. Ab mujhe farak nahitah. Jo hoga ab main dekhungi 10 din baad… tab main apna laptop kholungi (I have reached the airport and am going on vacation. I don’t care what happens. I will check my laptop when I return.)
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“Bhaad mein gayi project, bhaad mein gayi company (To hell with the project, to hell with the company),” added Simran.
The woman has gained widespread attention for her unapologetic attitude and for putting work-life balance above last-minute corporate demands.
Reaction on social networks
Here’s how social media users reacted:
“Simran is right… you can’t ask someone to cancel their vacation when they are about to go on vacation,” wrote one user.
“If a ‘critical task’ doesn’t appear until an employee checks in for their flight, it’s not a business emergency, it’s a management failure,” said another.
“I hope her boss doesn’t act vindictive after this. That’s how management is in most offices. With job prospects in India getting bleaker, employee exploitation will only increase. People have to take calculated risks with job responsibilities,” the user commented.
Disclaimer: This report is based on user generated content from social media. Livemint has not independently verified and does not endorse these claims.
