India, June 22 -- A controversial office notice warning employees to "eat faster" has gone viral on social media, triggering a debate on workplace culture and micromanagement.

The notice, whose origin remains unclear, laid down an unusual rule for lunch breaks. It stated that employees who exceeded their allotted 30-minute break would have to compensate by putting in additional unpaid hours after work. The notice also included a striking example: an employee who returns from lunch just one minute late would be required to stay in the office until 7pm instead of leaving at 6 pm.

"For every minute your lunch break exceeds 30 minutes, you will owe the company 60 minutes of unpaid 'focus time' after 6 pm. For example, a 31-minute lunch mean...