New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Balancing professional commitments with family responsibilities can be difficult, especially in times of crisis. Recently, a Reddit user shared how his family struggled after his mother-in-law met with an accident, only to face further challenges when her daughter's request to work from home (WFH) was turned down.

According to Redditor @fayazara, his mother-in-law and her brother were involved in a scooter accident last week. She suffered a fractured arm, while her brother's face and hand were badly swollen and bruised.

"Indian work culture is actually insane," the post's caption reads.

The post explained that the mother-in-law's younger daughter, who works in an IT firm in Bengaluru, requested to work from home f...