Manager's reply to employee's leave request for ill grandmother angers X

Krish, an X user, shared the screenshot of the conversation, saying that his grandmother had been in critical condition, and he had asked for three days' leave. His manager, however, had responded by asking why he was requesting leave so suddenly.

In Short

• Employee shares manager's insensitive reply on urgent leave request
• Leave sought due to grandmother's critical condition
• Manager questioned sudden leave request

An employee has sparked outrage online after sharing a WhatsApp conversation in which his manager responded insensitively to an urgent leave request made during a family emergency.

Krish, an X user, shared the screenshot of the conversation, saying that his grandmother had been in critical condition, and he had asked for three days’ leave. His manager, however, had responded by asking why he was requesting leave so suddenly.

“My grandmother was in critical condition, so I asked for three days’ leave. My manager replied, ‘Suddenly you’re asking?’ And she passed away just now. Some people truly lack basic empathy,” Krish said in the caption of his post that accompanied a screenshot of their conversation.

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In the comments section of his post, several social media users criticised what they described as a lack of empathy in workplaces, particularly during medical emergencies and personal crises.

“The real emergency seems to be empathy. Compassion, too, is on leave. Emergencies require you to take a decision and not keep requesting such amazing managers who have no clue about managing or leading,” one user wrote.

Another commented, “You should have exposed your manager’s details publicly. Such so-called educated illiterates will never understand.”

There was another comment that read, “I don’t really understand what kind of people we have around. In most cases, they put the blame on the client. But most clients would understand because they are human too. These managers just want to show their availability all the time.”

Several others said that leave was an employee’s right and did not require permission, adding that it was high time people challenged such rules in court.

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