India, May 29 -- An employee's post about feeling burnt out within two weeks of joining his new job has sparked a discussion around toxic work culture in certain Indian companies. The employee claimed that his senior expects him to be available till 4 am to cater to US clients, despite his official working hours being 9:30 am to 6:30 am.

"In my employment contract the office timings are mentioned as 9.30AM to 6.30PM, but really it's 24/7. Yesterday she told me to be up till 4AM if the US clients give that time. On top of that she has a management style of shouting. Every conversation she yells to communicate," the employee wrote as a part of his post on Reddit.

He continued that he works remotely, and the job pays well. However, this co...