Bhubaneswar, Oct. 12 -- A Bengaluru-based tech professional's emotional plea for a month of remote work has ignited a storm online, highlighting the widening gap between corporate policies and basic empathy.

According to a viral Reddit post, the employee requested work-from-home after her mother and brother met with a scooter accident. While both survived without life-threatening injuries, her mother suffered fractures that left her temporarily immobile and dependent on care.

To support her request, the woman submitted MRI scans, medical reports, and a police document, yet her employer rejected the appeal, citing 'low bandwidth' in the team.

The situation worsened when the woman's brother, also injured in the crash, was reportedly gran...