India, July 5 -- What was meant to be a quick vent to a friend turned into a workplace nightmare for one employee who accidentally sent a screenshot about her boss straight into the office group chat. What followed was complete silence from her boss, then an email and a meeting with HR.

The employee shared a three-part video series about the blunder, which turned her previously "chill" boss into a manager who uses "passive-aggressive" communication.

The employee shared that one of her friends wanted to know about her new manager. So, she took a screenshot of a phrase he often uses and wrote that she had no idea what he meant by this. However, while sending it to her friend, she posted it on the team group - having her entire team, her m...