India, Jan. 7 -- A 29-year-old software developer has claimed that he was laid off from his job after failing to respond to his manager's message during the Christmas-New Year holidays, sparking a discussion online about workplace boundaries and employee rights.

In a Reddit post titled "Laid off from Software Job just bcz I didn't responded to manager's message during holiday", the techie said he was terminated without warning or a performance improvement plan. He alleged that his manager took offence after he did not reply to a message while he was travelling in a remote, high-altitude area with poor phone connectivity during the holidays.

"Hi, I'm 29 and recently got laid off from my software Developer job due to my manager's fragile ...