India, Jan. 5 -- A Reddit post by an employee in the Netherlands has gone viral after he claimed that his American manager tried to formally reprimand him for not working beyond office hours and for logging off at 5 pm.

In the post, titled "My American manager tried to write me up for 'lack of commitment' because I leave at 5:00 PM sharp. I work in the Netherlands," the employee wrote that he works for the Dutch branch of a large US tech company and recently got a new middle manager based in New York. According to him, the manager initially appeared "nice" but soon revealed an obsession with "hustle culture".

Recalling a one-on-one meeting, the employee said that the manager expressed concern about his dedication to the team. "He listed...