India, Jan. 14 -- Getting leave approved is often challenging, but a recent Reddit post highlights an extreme case where an employee was denied access to the office floor despite being fully active on payroll.

The entire staff was reportedly instructed not to open the office door and to immediately contact the team lead if the employee attempted entry.

"TL literally blocked an employee from entering the floor because he took leave," the caption of the post reads.

According to the post, the blocked employee had submitted a leave request about a week in advance, which was not approved.

Despite this, the employee took a leave due to personal reasons.

"Pretty normal in corporate India. People do this all the time, and then it gets marked...