India, Dec. 16 -- A manager shared a leave request on LinkedIn, sparking a conversation about how office culture is evolving. The post, which has now gone viral on the professional networking platform, included a screenshot of an email sent by an employee seeking leave for a personal reason.

The employee requested a day off, explaining that his girlfriend was leaving for her hometown in Uttarakhand the next day and would not return until early January. He said he wanted to spend time with her before she left.

''Hi Sir, I wanted to request a leave on 16th December. My girlfriend is leaving for her home in Uttarakhand on the 17th and won't be back until early January, so I'd like to spend that day with her before she leaves. Let me know i...