New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- A Reddit post by a young associate in a Company Secretary firm has sparked debate on workplace respect and hierarchy. The poster, who specialises in Insolvency and Bankruptcy, shared a WhatsApp chat with his manager.

The issue began when the associate reminded his boss that a case folder was missing and requested a copy. Instead of addressing the problem, the boss blamed him for not checking earlier.

Matters escalated when the associate addressed him as "Mr" instead of "Sir". The OP says it's something he has been doing for months without conflict.

"I don't really like to address people as Sir/Ma'am. I don't mean any sort of disrespect, through and through i have been professional. But, yesterday, the way he spoke...