Pune manager rejects leave despite heavy rain, employee asks if he should quit

An employee of a company in Pune was left wondering whether he should quit his job after his manager refused to approve leave despite heavy rain and road closures.

A screenshot of the employee’s WhatsApp conversation with his manager surfaced on r/Pune subreddit. The post, shared by the employee’s friend, was captioned: "Was asking if he should resign."

As per their conversation, the employee informed his manager that he would not be able to report to work because of the rain and road closures.

"Hello, sir. Due to the rain and road closures, I won't be able to come to work today," the employee wrote.

The manager, however, asked the employee to use public transport instead.

"Hi, take public transport," the manager replied.

The manager then declined the request, saying, "I cannot approve it. We've all travelled to work."

He also said, "People have travelled by local train to get to work," before telling the employee, "Take a rickshaw or an Uber, but make it to work."

The exchange prompted several reactions from Reddit users, many of whom criticised the manager's response.

"Name and shame the company," one user wrote.

Another shared a similar experience, commenting, "My Rs 6,000 internship boss said the same. I replied, 'Wish I could take an Uber on this humongous stipend.'"

One of the Reddit users contrasted the incident with their own workplace, saying, "My company is strictly asking everyone to work from home for employees' safety, even if they prefer coming to the office."

Concluding the discussion, another user commented, "This is the cost of working in Pune. You choose your comfort zone, and you end up working in such companies."