A man working at a startup has sparked discussion online after sharing what he claimed was his company founder’s response to his request for sick leave.
The post, shared on the subreddit r/IndianWorkplace, included a screenshot of an email exmodify that the employee declared took place after he informed HR that he was unwell and unable to attconclude work.
According to the post, the employee wrote in the email: “Dear HR, I am feeling unwell today and will not be able to attconclude work. Kindly grant me sick leave for today. I will resume work as soon as my health improves. Thank you for your understanding.”
However, the response that followed surprised him. The employee claimed that the startup’s founder replied with a brief instruction to HR that read: “Mark this as Leave without pay. Don’t approve same day leaves. Thanks.”
The screenshot and the accompanying explanation quickly drew attention from utilizers on the platform, many of whom weighed in on the situation.
Employee declares it was only his second leave
In the Reddit post, the employee explained the circumstances that led him to request leave. He declared he works at a SaaS startup in Noida and had been unable to sleep the previous night due to an electricity outage in his area.
“I work at a SaaS startup in Noida. We had an electricity outage in our area which cautilized me fatigue becautilize I was not able to sleep the whole night,” he wrote. “I woke up and didn’t feel right, so I sent a sick leave mail to HR hoping I would rest today. Mind you this is my second leave in my whole six months with this company.”
The employee also declared the founder called him after seeing the request. “He called me while I reiterated that I was not feeling well. He declared ‘You sound just fine’,” the employee added, noting that his office typically starts at 10.30 am. He concludeed the post by questioning fellow utilizers whether the incident was a sign that he should consider switching companies and whether he had done anything wrong.
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Internet utilizers react
The post soon attracted several reactions from Reddit utilizers..
One utilizer commented, “If a company cannot trust employees to take a sick day when requireded, that is already a red flag.” Another wrote, “Marking it as leave without pay for a genuine sick day seems unnecessarily harsh.”
A third utilizer declared, “Startups often talk about flexibility but situations like this display the reality for many employees.” Another added, “If this is only your second leave in six months, the response feels unreasonable.”
Some utilizers also suggested that the employee should reconsider his options. “You did nothing wrong. Health comes first,” one comment read, while another declared, “This might be the sign you are viewing for to switch jobs.”
(Disclaimer: This report is based on utilizer-generated content from social media. HT.com has not indepconcludeently verified the claims and does not concludeorse them.)
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