Startup lectures employee’s mom over 2 am call after he fails to attend it: ‘My salary is ₹23,000/month’
A young professional earning ₹23,000 a month has sparked an intense online debate about toxic corporate culture after revealing how his startup violated personal boundaries. After completing a standard 9 AM to 6 PM shift, the employee went to sleep due to eye strain and medication, missing an impromptu 2 AM deadline call. When the persent ringing woke the employee’s mother, she answered the phone only to be lectured the startup team. The management aggressively questioned why her child was sleeping during a “full-time role” and explicitly labelled the behaviour as highly unprofessional.The employee asked Reddit if he should leave the startup and look for a new job. (Representative image). (Unsplash)“My startup questioned my professionalism because I slept after working all day. Need advice,” the employee wrote, adding, “Last night we had a deadline, and the team wanted everyone to keep working until around 2 AM. I had already spent the entire day in the office, and my eyes were hurting badly from staring at the screen. I had also taken medication, so I went to sleep.”Also Read:
