India, Nov. 23 -- Childbirth is meant to be a moment of joy, relief, and responsibility, but for one employee, it turned into a stressful battle over leave with his manager.

Recently, a Reddit post has drawn wide attention after the employee claimed his boss asked him to work from the hospital while his wife was in labour.

"My company ignored my leave request during my wife's pregnancy," the caption of the post reads.

In the post, the employee explained that his wife had been admitted for the delivery of their first child. Hoping to stay by her side, he informed his manager and requested two days of leave. Instead of receiving a simple message of support, he was met with questions and pressure.

He said his manager first asked him to d...