New Delhi, July 15 -- A Reddit post detailing an Indian employee's sharp comeback to a manager who denied him a lunch break has gone viral, sparking conversations around toxic work culture, managerial ego, and employee rights.

The post, titled "Stopped from having lunch break", claims the incident happened to a friend of the user who works at a mid-sized company. According to the post, the employee was headed for his regular lunch break when his manager insisted he finish his tasks first.

Hungry and frustrated, the employee is said to have responded bluntly: "Khane ke liye hi toh kama raha hoon, aur yahan aap mujhe khana khane se hi rok rahe ho" (I work to be able to eat, and here you are stopping me from doing even that).

He then proc...