Team lead blocks employee’s office access over unapproved leave: ‘People were told not to open the door’
Getting leave approved is often challenging, but a recent Reddit post highlights an extreme case where an employee was denied access to the office floor despite being fully active on payroll.The entire staff was reportedly instructed not to open the office door. (Pexels/Representational Image)The entire staff was reportedly instructed not to open the office door and to immediately contact the team lead if the employee attempted entry.“TL literally blocked an employee from entering the floor because he took leave,” the caption of the post reads.Employee denied entry:According to the post, the blocked employee had submitted a leave request about a week in advance, which was not approved.Despite this, the employee took a leave due to personal reasons.“Pretty normal in corporate India. People do this all the time, and then it gets marked as unplanned leave or LOP,” the post adds.Instead of standard leave consequences, management responded with unusually strict measures.“They literally walked around the floor telling everyone that if the employee comes to the office and taps on the glass door of the floor, nobody should open it for him.”The action effectively prevented the employee from performing duties or logging into systems.“This is not a suspended employee. This is not a terminated employee. This is not someone serving notice. He is still on payroll. Still an employee. Just absent for one day,” the post adds.Reddit reacts:The post sparked a wave of reactions from Reddit users, many expressing shock and disbelief at the management’s actions.One of the users commented, “I guess at some point in time we will literally have bouncers at the entry gates whose job will be to take care of such offenders.”A second user commented, “Post this on LinkedIn and enjoy the entertainment.”“It could have been handled in a much better way,” another user commented.(Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)
