India, July 24 -- A man has opened up about a form of workplace anxiety that many corporate employees may find familiar - the sudden nervousness that sets in when their manager appears online.

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Taking to Instagram, Avik Roy shared a video describing how seeing his manager's Teams status turn green would immediately push him into a "hyper-alert mode". He also spoke about the steps that helped him stop associating his manager's online presence with criticism, questioning or constant monitoring.

"Another workplace anxiety that's more common than you think. It starts the moment your manager logs in. Yes. Do you ever see your mana...