India, June 23 -- An employee's account of being accused of "early log off" despite working nearly 12 hours a day has sparked a discussion on workplace expectations and work-life balance.

In a Reddit post titled, "9 30 am to 9pm is tagged as early log off as per the client", the employee claimed that their US-based client complained to the senior management after team members logged off at 9 pm.

"Our US based client is reported to our senior management team that we are asking for an early log off at 9pm," the employee wrote.

The user shared that their workday starts with daily calls at 9.30 am, followed by regular unscheduled meetings organised by the team lead. The employee alleged that the constant meetings leave little room for prop...