India, Aug. 12 -- A laid-off Bengaluru man's experience while returning his office laptop with his 2-year-old son has sparked a discussion on workplace priorities and the importance of maintaining a life beyond one's job.

In a Reddit post titled 'Got Laid Off, Took My 2-Year-Old Son to Return My Laptop Learned a Hard Lesson About Companies', the man said that he had recently been laid off and went to his office to complete his last-day formalities and return his company laptop. However, he had to take his two-year-old son with him as his wife was also working and there was no one at home to look after the child. "I had no choice but to take him with me," he wrote.

He said that when he reached the office, he was told that his son could n...