Overview
- An Instagram user identified as Deblina posted a video saying her manager told staff to inform the company the night before any sick leave, and the post has since gone viral.
- The clip drew large social‑media engagement with many commenters sharing similar anecdotes of managers demanding advance notice for sickness.
- Hindustan Times, LiveMint and other outlets published trend pieces based on the viral post but explicitly stated they could not independently verify the manager’s rule or get a response from the employer.
- Viewers responded with both criticism and humour, and Deblina’s remarks questioned the practical ability to predict sudden illness and mocked the idea of forecasting health.
- The episode fits a wider, ongoing online conversation about workplace culture and managerial overreach, and it could prompt more scrutiny of company sick‑leave policies if employers or HR teams choose to respond.