Manager's shocking demand: "Put mother in shelter, come to office" sparks toxicity debate

• A Reddit post revealed a manager told a senior woman employee to institutionalize her critically ill mother to prioritize office attendance.
• The employee's mother was critically ill due to wrong medication, and she requested leave for a few days.
• Faced with the manager's inhumane demand, the employee chose to stay with her mother and consequently resigned from her long-term job.
• The incident has ignited a widespread debate on social media about increasing workplace toxicity and lack of empathy in modern companies.
• Users on Reddit expressed sympathy and called for legal recourse against such exploitation, questioning the value of loyalty in such workplaces.

Why It Matters: Manager's inhumane demand for employee to abandon sick mother highlights severe workplace toxicity.