- Manager borrowed Rs 4 lakh from IT team members
- Failed to repay, causing credit card interest.
- .HR refused intervention, citing personal matter.
An IT professional in Hyderabad has taken to Reddit after his team manager allegedly borrowed Rs 4 lakh from team members and failed to repay it. According to the employee, the manager took Rs 2 lakh from him and the remaining amount from nine other colleagues, continuously delaying repayment with various excuses.
What's Does The Post Say?
Sharing the hard-hitting post on Reddit, the user wrote, “My manager borrowed money from me and isn’t returning,'" before explaining, “My manager in an IT company borrowed 2 lakhs from me 2 months ago from my credit card and returned 50k."
The employee then stated that the manager had borrowed money from nine other members of the team, taking the total amount owed to nearly Rs 4 lakh.
“He isn’t returning the remaining 1.5 L, and it’s been 2 months. He also borrowed from 9 other teammates, which totals almost 4L. He is not returning calls or messages and is in an ‘emergency leave’ from the past week," the employee wrote.
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According to the employee, the situation reportedly became more complicated when the employees sought help from the company’s HR department. According to the Reddit post, HR declined to intervene, describing the transactions as a personal matter between the employees and their manager.
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As per the post, when the HR was informed about the incident, the incident turned worse. According to the Reddit post, HR declined to intervene, describing the transactions as a personal matter between the employees and their manager.
The post read, “I approached HR for help, and they said it’s a personal matter and refused to intervene. They also said they don’t see any wrongdoing on his part, and it’s purely a lapse of judgement on our part.”
The employee also explained that the manager had repeatedly given assurances about repayment but failed to meet the said deadlines.
“We are located in Hyderabad. He promised to return the amount in 3 days. And since then he gave 4-5 dates on which he would return and missed all of them. I’m incurring interest on a credit card, which is creating the urgency," the Reddit user wrote.
How Did the Netizens React?
“We are located in Hyderabad. He promised to return the amount in 3 days. And since then he gave 4-5 dates on which he would return and missed all of them. I’m incurring interest on a credit card, which is creating the urgency," the Reddit user wrote.
Another commented, “Better to loop in all others and engage the HR manager and the manager as well." Even though it was a personal transaction, the person was in a position of authority and influenced you and others. If they still do nothing, tell them that you wish to file a civil suit.”
A third user said, “Please tell your HR … This is clear misuse of his position; the fact that he is a manager puts him in a position of trust bestowed by the organization itself and party to the issue."
A fourth user suggested something different, saying, “He really might be in emergency. Give it a month or two."