New Delhi: An Indian manager is under fire after refusing to grant a sick leave to an employee suffering from a headache. The incident came to light after the employee exposed the manager through a Reddit post. Sharing screenshot of their WhatsApp conversation on the platform, he asked, “How does one even work with a headache??”

As per the chat, the employee told the manager that he was having a headache and wanted to take the day off. However, the manager insisted on the employee coming to office. He told him that he could come to work after taking medicine.

Manager denies sick leave to employee suffering from a headache

“Take the medicine and come. It’s nothing, it will get better. It’s just a headache,” said the manager. The employee responded, “I’ll take a Dolo and see from there.”

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