India, Nov. 11 -- A Reddit post comparing two dramatically different work environments has stirred conversation online, offering a vivid snapshot of how work cultures can shape an employee's sense of balance, dignity and motivation.

The post, shared by an employee who recently switched jobs, shows two screenshots that read like contrasting scenes from entirely different professional planets. The first screenshot was from his previous Indian workplace, where a WhatsApp message from his boss arrived at 3 am. It read, "Download these reports again and send them, more leads would also have come." The user wrote that such late-night messages were considered "normal" and that employees were still expected to sound "energetic" during morning st...