India, May 2 -- An employee shared a post on Reddit claiming that she faced passive-aggressive behaviour from her colleagues after returning from her Europe trip. She claimed that their remarks left her "drained and depressed".

"I land back in India. I go to the office, feeling refreshed, smiling and instantly, the HR gives me that look. 'Aaj toh madam Europe se time mil gaya?' Another colleague chimes in: 'Bas ghoom lo, kaam toh yahi karna hai na.' All in that taunting, passive-aggressive tone we've mastered here," the woman wrote.

In the following lines, she claimed that she returned to 248 emails, numerous Teams pings, and client meetings scheduled with her knowledge. "And the worst part? We glorify this. We wear burnout like a badge...