Work exchange shared on Reddit hit Indian professionals after a user posted screenshots of a tense WhatsApp conversation with their manager, turning a simple request for leave into an unexpected moment of resignation.
A post shared by Reddit user Quick_carpenter915 shows the user informing his boss that he will have to take Monday off due to a power and internet outage in their neighborhood. According to the post, the disruption was caused by wiring issues that required replacement, making it impossible to work from home.
But the manager’s response quickly escalated. The request for leave was denied and the user was warned that “further actions will be considered desertion.”
Instead of continuing the back-and-forth, the user replied with a short but firm message: “Okay, please consider Friday, February 7th my last day of work.” They followed it up with another sentence: “My fault for honestly informing you of my problem.”
In a caption accompanying the screenshots, the user described the sequence of events in the post step-by-step, describing how he notified management in advance, was asked to report to the office despite the problem, reminded his manager of the outage, and was then given an ultimatum. The post ends by noting that after the resignation message, the user was pulled into a call where his issue was finally “understood” and leave was “approved” until Tuesday.
The post received more than 1,200 upvotes and prompted a flurry of reactions from users who said the exchange reflected familiar workplace dynamics — especially in environments where the flexibility of remote work exists in theory but not always in practice.
Commenters largely sided with the employee, praising the response and calling out what they saw as a power play. One user wrote: “I bet they had that smug Wojack meme on their face as they typed. Tell them to screw up next time they pull a trick like that. I’m proud of you for having self respect.”
Another comment, written partly in Hindi, read: “I need that kind of confidence.”
Some answers took a broader view of work culture. One user recommended building leverage before pushing back, adding, “No one should have to suffer,” while outlining his own approach to respecting boundaries, avoiding after-hours calls, and encouraging employees to sign off early.
Others kept it simple, calling it the “best post” they’d read that day and urging the original poster not to condone such behavior.
(This report is based on user-generated content from social media. Livemint has not independently verified and does not endorse these claims.)
