New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Delhi employee's request to work from home due to worsening health caused by the city's hazardous air quality was turned down by their manager, sparking a wider debate online about workplace empathy during Delhi's pollution crisis.

The employee shared screenshots of the exchange in a viral Reddit post titled "Denied WFH despite health issues from Delhi pollution." In the post, the user said they had been dealing with severe headaches for two days amid the capital's toxic AQI levels but continued going to the office - even staying back till 8:45 PM the previous day due to project deadlines.

When they finally asked for a single day of work-from-home instead of taking leave, the manager reportedly replied that "everyo...