Boss denies sick leave, employee quits job on WhatsApp; chat goes viral

An employee decided to quit on WhatsApp after his boss denied him sick leave without a doctor’s note. The WhatsApp chat between the two is now going viral and left social media users furious. The viral chat shows the boss demanding a doctor’s note from the employee for an ‘excused absence’.

“I hate to do this, but I woke up with cold sweats all night, with a fever creeping up and every part of my body is aching. I don’t think I’ll be able to make it today,” the employee wrote to the boss.

To this, the boss asked for a doctor’s note to grant the sick leave. “Please get a doctor’s note for an excused absence,” the boss replied.

The employee then replied, “I haven’t been to a doctor in like 3 years. I don’t have the money to go to a doctor for just a fever, and yesterday I made the equivalent to $8 an hour. Is the doctor’s visit covered by the company?”

This infuriated the boss who replied, “No, but you are required to be at work unless you can provide a doctor’s note. If it’s just a fever you should be ok to come in and work. Correct? The amount of money u bring home depends on how you work.”

In reply, the employee wrote, “Ok bud have fun sitting in the break room all day playing on your phone. I’m out.”

Since being shared on Reddit, the chat of the boss and employee has been going viral with more than 6,000 upvotes.