No performance concerns, no missed deadlines. But manager decides to terminate employee for dozing off at work. HR’s reality check leaves him disappointed. ‘The issue here is micro-management.’A manager's attempt to fire a top employee for 'zoning out' backfired spectacularly. He accused her of 'microdosing PTO' by dissociating, d...
30 Jun, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Woman says she was threatened to resign just 15 days into her first corporate job. 'The trauma lasted a year'A young woman's Reddit post alleging that she was fired from her first corporate job after just 15 days has gone viral, sparking conversati...
26 Jun, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
Techie 3xed his salary in just 1 year: Java full stack developer shares tips on how he went from Rs 7.8 LPA to Rs 24.8 LPAA Java Full Stack Developer dramatically boosted his salary from ₹7.8 LPA to ₹24.8 LPA in a single year. Strategic job switches, a bold mov...
25 Jun, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
No Form 16? Here's how salaried taxpayers can file ITR using AIS and Form 26AS for FY 2025-26Salaried individuals awaiting Form 16 for ITR filing can still proceed without it. Employers must issue this TDS certificate by June 15th. ...
24 Jun, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Explained | What is the 'Boss Scam' and how hackers are using CEOs' WhatsApp accounts to steal moneyA sophisticated 'Boss Scam' is targeting Indian companies, with cybercriminals hijacking executives' WhatsApp accounts to authorise fraudul...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
'I don't know if they're really working': Manager dislikes WFH despite employees meeting all targets. HR's blunt response goes viralA viral post by career coach Simon Ingari highlights a common workplace conflict: managers uncomfortable with remote work despite employees...
23 Jun, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Annuity flexibility, tax tweaks can accelerate NPS growth: Axis Pension Fund CEO Sumit ShuklaA senior executive believes greater flexibility in retirement withdrawals and restored tax incentives could significantly boost the Nationa...
22 Jun, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Manager decides to terminate employee for taking ice cream break. But HR’s simple question changes office rule permanentlyA manager sought to fire an employee named Florence for eating ice cream. Florence met all deadlines. HR intervened, questioning the policy...
20 Jun, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
L’Oréal acquires Innovist in big D2C deal; Dhan’s FY26 profit shrinksL’Oréal has bought Innovist to claw back momentum in India’s hyper-competitive beauty market. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
18 Jun, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
'Still feels like a dream': Employee goes from Rs 70,000 to Rs 1.58 lakh per month after layoff, shares career lessonA professional's layoff after 4.5 years at a company, initially seen as a setback, unexpectedly led to a major career breakthrough. He secu...
18 Jun, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
After 11 years in leadership, one employee thought reporting workplace issues would bring answers, instead, it left them fearing for their jobA long-serving retail leader reported serious workplace issues, including safety concerns and retaliation, to HR. The employee claims the H...
18 Jun, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
“Can’t even take a Monday off”: Employee’s one-week vacation request denied despite 5 years at jobA finance analyst's vacation request was denied by their manager and he is not even allowed to take one Monday off, according to a Reddit p...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Manager decides to terminate employee for watching World Cup match during work hours. HR defends him with one statement, ‘You are rewarding visibility and punishing productivity’A manager sought an employee's termination for watching the World Cup at work. However, HR discovered the employee had completed all tasks,...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
HR accidentally shared confidential survey results company-wide, revealing what workers really thought of managementA company's HR department accidentally sent unedited employee engagement survey results to 84 staff members, revealing candid, specific fee...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Woman on first day of new job realises she was never even hired by the company. 'Received a call from HR...'A Reddit post has drawn attention after a woman claimed that her first day at a new job ended in shock when she was told she had never actu...
10 Jun, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Supervisor who secretly fired her employee without telling HR ended up having to quit her own job insteadA part-time employee named Samantha Lee faced a fabricated termination notice from her supervisor, Sarah, during a period of family grief. ...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
AI anxiety, increased benefit costs, inadequate cyber threat literacy among India's top workplace challenges: ReportA new report reveals that increased health costs, AI adoption barriers, regulatory shifts, and poor cyber threat literacy are top HR and ri...
10 Jun, 2026, 12.04 PM IST