Gen Z Employee Takes Leave For The Devil Wears Prada 2, Manager's Reply Is Viral

Corporate emails are usually predictable, polished, formal, and packed with safe phrases. But one Gen Z employee has flipped that script entirely, turning a simple leave request into a viral moment that’s now being seen as peak “main character” energy.A screenshot of the email is making the rounds online, and it opens on a surprisingly candid note: “Hope you’re doing okay, because I’m not. Recently, the work environment at the office has been quite tense and it has given me bloating and triggered my skin very badly."What followed wasn’t just a reason for leave, it read more like a personal declaration. The employee sought four days off (April 28 – May 1) to “recover, reset and become my main character self before the Devil Wears Prada 2 comes

out."Laying out a self-care plan in detail, the email continued: “I will use this break to pamper myself, get my nails done and sort my outfit. This movie is not just a movie for me, I literally applied to NIFT because of it, so you know this is serious. Hope you understand."While many expected a strict corporate response, the manager’s reply took the internet by surprise: “Okay, approved bestie."

The exchange quickly went viral, with users on X (formerly Twitter) reacting with a mix of amusement and admiration. Some joked that “Miranda Priestly won’t be happy after reading this," while others argued that this kind of approach reflects a healthier workplace culture. As one user noted, “Gen Z in corporate are healing the toxic work environment."At the same time, envy was hard to miss. “Lowkey jealous of both the leave and the manager approving it," one user wrote, while another added, “If my manager replied like this I’d never leave that job."Not everyone, however, was impressed. Some criticised the nature of the request, with one user saying, “Leave approved to watch Devil Wears Prada 2 . They are fighting for menstrual leave and they are getting leave to watch series," while another remarked, “This isn’t Devil Wears Prada, it’s just bad management with good lighting ."