India, Nov. 10 -- A 24-year-old woman recently took to Reddit to share her exhausting work experience at one of India's top asset management (AUM) companies. In the post titled "My lead expects me to reply at 2:45 AM after a 14-hour day - I'm done," the woman opened up about the mental toll of toxic work culture and unreasonable expectations.

The woman shared that she has been working up to 14 hours a day, and even on weekends, for the past two weeks. Despite the long hours, her on-site lead allegedly messaged her at 2:45 AM and expected an immediate response, she said.

"When I didn't respond (because I was literally asleep), she complained to my offshore lead in such a rude way, as if being online at 3 in the morning is part of my job ...