New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- A viral Reddit post has ignited discussions on workplace politics, toxic managers, and the struggles many employees face during their notice period.

In the now-trending thread titled "Manager tried to blackmail me during my notice period", user @Tipsy_boomerang narrated how what was supposed to be a smooth three-month exit turned into a daily battle of ego clashes and intimidation.

According to the employee, the trouble began after they picked up a routine Jira ticket involving a minor code change. With the business analyst missing in action, the employee went ahead, developed the fix, moved it to UAT, and even followed up with stakeholders directly. But the manager, recently promoted to "Architect," allegedly crea...