‘School Student Nahi Hu’: Gen Z Employee’s Reply To Boss Demanding Prescription For Sick Leave Wins Internet

By the looks of it, maybe an ‘unhinged’ Gen Z working population is all we need to improve India's harsh corporate culture! Or so is how most netizens reacted, after a rather ‘satisfying’ WhatsApp conversation

came forward, and left everyone impressed with Gen Z’s ‘straight to the point’ behaviour. The said WhatsApp conversation allegedly took place between a senior and a Gen Z employee, a screenshot of which was shared online The employee had allegedly taken sick leave due to a fever. However, when he conveyed the same with the said senior, he responded with a sarcastic remark instead: “Doctor ke pass chale? (Should we go to a doctor?).”The senior then stated that the duo’s boss was asking for a doctor’s prescription. However, how the employee then responded left everyone impressed: “I am not a school student. I have taken sick leave. I do not have a prescription or a leave application with my parents’ signature. And I am resting right now, I won’t be able to reply to your messages and calls.”The post went viral in an instant, where most appreciated the employee’s way of handling the situation. Others recalled their own similar instances.Times Now could not confirm the details and the authenticity of the post.

Check out the viral post:

“The only right way to respond!” the post read. “Only Gen Z can fix the toxic Indian work culture,” the post further read. The posts were shared on Reddit, by the handle ‘vishal_gandhii’. The post was shared 2 days ago and pulled more than 6K views from netizens.

Internet’s reactions:

ALSO READ: Did A Russian Man Really Chant ‘Jai Sree Ram’ In Pakistan, And Got Joined By Locals? Internet Dissects Video “In my internship, when I took a medical leave, I just informed hr and not anybody else, when my manager found out, he indirectly said, ‘jo bina btaye chutti kr rhe unko nikaal do’, on that day I got to know that there's a procedure to avail a medical leave, first you have to ask for the permission, then write a mail and submit medical slips to hr. I still don't get it, why you have to do so much,” a user read. “No company can force you to submit a docs certificate on a sick leave unless it’s more than 2 days. For one day definitely no policy,” added another. “But the problem is they can easily fire you and 100 people will be waiting in line to give an interview for your position,” added another user.ALSO READ: ‘World Lives In HD & Indians In 144p’: Delhi Man Thrilled Over Witnessing Canada's Fall Season For First Time “Perfect, this is the first step. The next is making sure freshers stop accepting dogsh*t salaries and get paid a livable wage,” added another. “This is such an unprofessional conversation. How can someone say ‘Doctor ke paas chalte hain’ sarcastically to their employee,” added another.