India, Oct. 14 -- Diwali is meant for celebration, but for employees at one major IT firm in India, it has become a source of heated conflict with management. A Reddit user alleged that a new manager at the organisation shared on the office WhatsApp group about not approving leaves during the festival week.

"This isn't a 'new low'; it's a testament to the utterly incompetent buffoons running the show. They can't even manage their own calendars, let alone a team's expectations with stakeholders. The sheer hypocrisy is staggering!" the Redditor wrote, adding that the message the staff received from their boss read "No more Diwali leave will be approved."

In the following lines, the employee claimed that the company refused to approve leav...