India, March 5 -- A social media post highlighting a workplace disparity has sparked discussion online after an employee claimed that their company refused to provide ergonomic support while the CEO spent thousands on a luxury office chair. The post, titled "CEO flexes $3K ( Rs.2.7 lakh) luxury throne at all-hands while HR literally tells me my destroyed spine 'isn't in the budget'," was shared on Reddit and quickly drew attention from users discussing workplace health and corporate priorities.

In the post, the employee said that they have been working at the company since 2019, spending most of their time doing desk work for 8-10 hours a day. He said that recently their lower back pain had worsened, prompting them to ask the company's H...