CEO’s particular warning to worker for taking WFH with out asking: It will not be our tradition

Updated on: Oct 26, 2025 09:36 am IST

An worker acquired a ‘particular warning’ from the CEO for notifying about work at home as an alternative of asking.

A screenshot of an worker’s chat with the CEO has drawn consideration on-line after it confirmed a “particular warning” being issued for taking work at home (WFH) with out asking for permission.

The worker knowledgeable the CEO about working from dwelling by an e mail.(Pexels/Representational Image)

The put up, shared on Reddit by @BeatAdditional3046, defined that the worker works at a overseas startup with an workplace in India.

According to the put up, there have been no clear guidelines about WFH or leaves. Earlier, the worker used to e mail a supervisor and HR for approvals, however after each resigned, all communication needed to be made instantly with the CEO.

Special warning over WFH:

The worker claimed he had despatched knowledgeable e mail to inform about working from dwelling and clearly talked about it was not an informal message. Since this was solely the second occasion of taking WFH in seven months, the worker assumed that informing could be enough.

The CEO clearly mentioned that permission, not notification, was required.

He added {that a} related problem had occurred earlier when the worker merely notified about holidays: “It will not be our tradition. Very dangerous. I didn’t will let you work at home; you could ask for permission, not simply notify.”

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The worker later defined that the WFH determination was resulting from a twisted leg and problem in strolling, however didn’t imagine it was essential to over-explain private particulars in a proper work e mail.

Check out the put up right here:

Screengrab of the Reddit put up.(@BeatAdditional3046/Reddit)

Reddit reacts:

The put up sparked a mixture of reactions on-line. Many customers criticised the CEO’s strict method, saying that sending knowledgeable WFH e mail ought to have been sufficient.

Others mentioned that in multinational places of work, guidelines about asking as an alternative of simply informing may be totally different, and the worker may have checked the correct approval course of.

One of the customers commented, “Dude, when you switch, which you’ll for sure do in the future, ask for permission to resign just as a joke.”

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A second user, with a hint of sarcasm, commented, “Why do not you ask permission earlier than posting this on Reddit? A really particular warning to you!. It will not be our tradition. Very dangerous”

A 3rd consumer commented, “Bro, it’s best to have requested earlier than working from dwelling. This tradition of simply notifying doesn’t work right here.”

“CEO is right, some company policies require prior permission,” one other consumer commented.

(Disclaimer: This report is predicated on user-generated content material from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and doesn’t endorse them.)

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