India, April 16 -- In what many are calling a classic case of toxic workplace expectations, a 22-year-old woman took to Reddit to share a troubling incident involving her manager. The post, made by user 'AliceWillxo', has sparked a debate on workplace boundaries and has garnered over 22,000 upvotes in just four days.

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According to the post, the woman works at a small clothing store in a shopping mall. Recently, the corporate office laid off three out of the six staff members without warning, leaving just the manager, the Redditor, and one other part-timer to manage operations. With this reduced team, pressure on th...