New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- A Reddit post has triggered a debate around workplace boundaries and privacy after an employee alleged that their manager demanded access to their live location as a condition for approving sick leave.

The incident was shared on Reddit in a post titled "Is asking for live location okay?", where the user described what they called an alarming example of managerial overreach. According to the employee, the issue arose after they requested sick leave for a second consecutive day due to severe headaches.

"I had taken leave yesterday because of an acute headache. This morning, I asked my boss for another day off as I was still unwell," the user wrote. What followed, however, left them unsettled.

The employee said their ...