India, Nov. 1 -- A fiery Reddit post by a frustrated manager has sparked debate over the misuse of work-from-home privileges. The post accused some remote employees of repeatedly using the "power cut" excuse to skip meetings and go offline during work hours.

"Can't hop on a call because of no electricity is an excuse that I absolutely can't stand," the caption of the post reads.

According to the manager, two members of a seven-person team often mark their Slack status as "network issue" or "electricity outage" and then vanish for hours. "It's understandable to have network issues once in a while, but if it continues for weeks, shouldn't you switch providers?" the post read.

The manager questioned how well-paid employees could still cla...