India, May 3 -- An Indian company is facing intense backlash after an employee took to Reddit to share that the CEO issued a mass email threatening termination over extended breaks exceeding 15 minutes.

The employee, who recently joined the firm, expressed disbelief at the strict environment and micromanagement practices. In his post, he wrote, "CEO sends out a mass email to the team saying that we are violating the break timing and will terminate anyone if this offence is repeated. That dude is so moody I cannot wrap my head around with the way he works."

He further contrasted the current workplace with his previous experience, saying, "I have worked for 1.5 yrs in an environment where only work has to be done at the end of the day, ta...