India, July 17 -- An employee has turned to Reddit for advice after being caught between his current company's 90-day notice period and a fast-approaching joining date at his new workplace. Despite arranging his own replacement and completing the handover, he claimed that his employer was still refusing to confirm an early release date.

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Sharing his situation on Reddit, the man wrote, "My current company's NP is 90 days. I requested an early release after 45 days, but they denied it and asked me to serve the full 90 days, claiming that my role is critical, a replacement could not be arranged, and so on."

The employee, who wo...