India, July 17 -- An Indian techie claimed that he is grappling with grief and workplace apathy after losing his father. In a Reddit post, the IT professional alleged that his work-from-home request was denied, and he was subtly asked to "come back to the office" after finishing the rituals.

"WFH request denied for my father's demise," the individual wrote on Reddit, adding, "My dad passed away one week ago. I took 5 days leave and one week of WFH as my dad was hospitalized earlier. Currently doing the ritual events."

He explained that he directly works with a client as a service-based IT company employee. He then claimed that the client's manager rejected his request for remote work. "I asked client manager for 1 more month WFH permiss...