A leaked email allegedly sent by a HR Manager details how employers fired workers over their responses to a company-issued survey about stress.
Everyone feels the pressure sometimes at work, but one thing that usually helps is the knowledge that you're being paid for the job, and it's helping you sustain your life outside of the office.
With that in mind, suddenly being out of a job would likely only make things more stressful - but that apparently hasn't stopped one company from letting go of employees who admitted to being stressed at work.
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The move has allegedly come from an Indian-based company called Yes Madam, which offers customers professional beauty and salon services at home.
In an email which has been shared by one Yes Madam employee on LinkedIn, the HR Manager draws attention to a survey issued by the company, which was designed to 'understand [employees] feelings about stress at work'.
The email continues: "Many of you shared your concerns, which we deeply value and respect. As a company committed to fostering a healthy and supportive work environment, we have carefully considered the feedback."
At this point, you might expect the company to offer some kind of mental health support or another possible way to deal with stress.
Instead, the email says: "To ensure that no one remains stressed at work, we have made the difficult decision to part ways with employees who indicated significant stress.
"This decision is effective immediately, and impacted employees will receive further details separately."
The employee who posted the email on LinkedIn, a UX Copywriter named Anushka, shared the email along with a post which read: "What's happening at YesMadam? First you conduct a random survey and then fire us overnight because we're feeling stressed?"
Anushka went on to claim that '100 other people' had also been fired.
The email has quickly gained attention online, causing shocked reactions from readers who have described it as 'nuts' and indication of a 'toxic work culture'.
Many readers struggled to believe the email was real, instead wondering if it was a 'PR stunt'.
Yes Madam has not commented on the leaked email at the time of writing (December 9), however, the post from Anushka appears to suggest it's not satirical.
After the post was shared on Reddit, one user described feedback forms such as the one sent by Yes Madam as a 'trap'.
"Don't fill them if not required," they wrote.
UNILAD has contacted Yes Madam for comment.
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Emily Brown