India, July 14 -- An employee earning Rs.28,000 a month has sparked a massive online conversation after alleging extreme micromanagement at a digital agency. The employee claimed upper management actively monitors private Teams chat logs and uses custom tracking software to log their check-in times and even bathroom breaks. The situation reached a boiling point when the worker was threatened with termination after a manager snooped on his message to a colleague complaining about hazardous office mould.

The employee wrote on Reddit, "Got Humiliated Today, Getting Fired Tomorrow," adding, "My manager called me in for a meeting today and humiliated me about my Teams chat. He snooped on my Teams chat and asked me whether I came to the office...