Hyderabad Techie Claims Manager Asked Him To Work During Paternity Leave: "Baby Is In NICU"

A tech professional in Hyderabad alleged that his manager has asked him to work during his paternity leave, despite his newborn baby being in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The employee said he had informed his manager and HR about his leave in advance, but he is still being assigned tasks.

The techie's baby was born prematurely and is receiving critical care in the NICU. The man alleged that the manager ignored his family emergency and pushed for work completion. This isn't an isolated incident; the employee cites a similar experience last year when his pregnant wife was hospitalised.

In a Reddit post on the r/developersIndia subreddit, the employee wrote, "My baby was a premie who came suddenly before he was due, hence he had to be admitted to the NICU due to respiratory distress."

"I informed my manager that this is the situation, he still called me and asked me about work and assigned me tasks (despite me taking leave)," he added.

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My manager asked me to work during paternity leave despite having informed about it 5 months before.
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"Last year, when my pregnant wife was ill and had to be admitted to the hospital, he asked me to work till 3 AM in the morning despite not having an hard dependency on me at all and I lead and delivered the release with absolutely 0 bugs and it was business critical application," he said.

"This is purely unprofessional and he is a doing this repeatedly and the company is one of the major insurance company in the world, we are its GCC in Hyderabad... kindly advise what to do."

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Social Media Reaction

The incident has sparked outrage online, with many calling the manager's actions a clear violation of company policy and labour rights. Fellow professionals are urging the employee to document all communication and escalate the issue to HR.

The post received over 500 upvotes. Many user took to the comment section to share their point of view. "Nothing is more important than you and your family. Nothing," one user wrote in the comment section.

"Just 2 weeks of paternity leave, damn man, the colleagues in Europe are getting months of paternity leave," another user said.

"He is a prime example of how low a person can go. Do not entertain him and enjoy these days with your newborn and your wife," a third user added.