India, Nov. 25 -- A woman's Reddit post describing how her manager compared her severe menstrual cramps to a simple headache while refusing her request to work from home has triggered widespread discussion. She shared a screenshot of their chat along with a detailed caption, explaining that her request for remote work was denied even though she was in considerable pain.

In her post, the woman wrote, "Context: I asked for a WFH because my period days are horrible and its physically impossible to sit at a desk but can easily work if at home with heat pad and everything. Manager said no to my request and asked to manage as we had to do an urgent plant visit which couldnt happen any other day. I was heading this area so did not want to miss ...