New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- A Bengaluru-based Flipkart employee has drawn attention to how the final weeks of December often take on the feel of an informal winter break at many Indian workplaces, even though no official holiday is announced. Her social media post has resonated with professionals who experience a similar year-end slowdown across offices.

Simrann M Bhambani, an assistant brand manager (marketing) at Flipkart, shared her experience in an Instagram video recorded at the Bengaluru airport as she travelled home ahead of the holiday season. In the clip, she spoke about how work culture tends to shift around winter, particularly after 20 December, when several employees begin opting for work-from-home arrangements or start using up t...