Viral Reddit Post: Imagine dragging yourself out of bed with a pounding headache, fever, and nonstop coughing, not to see a doctor, but to follow your boss’s rule. That’s exactly what happened to a Reddit user, @SyntaxPetal, whose recent post has struck a chord with thousands online. The employee woke up clearly unwell and thought it would be best to work from home, just to avoid making others sick. So, like any responsible worker, he messaged his boss for permission.

But the reply was ice cold, "No exceptions. If you’re well enough to work, you’re well enough to be here." So, the employee followed orders, bundled up, and showed up to work sneezing and coughing all day long. The office was uncomfortable, colleagues looked concerned, and the boss? Absolutely stunned. “The look on his face when I walked through the door was priceless,” the Redditor wrote.

By the end of the day, the boss quietly changed his tone. He sent the employee home and finally agreed to let him work remotely, the very thing he denied hours ago. The viral post titled “Boss said no working from home, so I came in sick as requested” sparked a bigger conversation about toxic work culture and outdated office rules. Many users said it’s time to prioritise health over ego and stop treating physical presence like proof of dedication.

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Boss said no working from home, so I came in sick as requested.
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The post shared a few hours ago received many comments from Reddit users. "My manager wouldn’t let me work remotely because I wasn’t contagious, just had severe allergies. She then complained during my 1:1 that I needed to control my coughing and sneezing because people were complaining," a user wrote. "I took almost all my holiday as sick leave the year I was finally diagnosed with celiac. My boss was cool, but very soon after diagnosis, I had a boss change, and that new boss was convinced I was a malingerer. I had to quit to get away from her," a second user added.

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"I had this argument with my boss once when he said, “I never call out when I’m sick.” To which I replied,” Then you shouldn’t get annoyed with the rest of us when you infect the place.” If looks could kill," added a third user. "Some bosses really need to learn the hard way that forcing sick employees into the office just creates a miserable (and germ-filled) workplace for everyone. Glad yours finally saw reason, but it shouldn’t take a walking biohazard to prove the point," added another user.