What happens if one of your employees asks you for permission to take leave, to be with their terminally-ill parents or child one last time? An empathetic leader would be expected to approve it and manage the team’s workload.
This was not, however, the case for a luxury hotel employee in Khao Yai, whose story went viral within a day.
What really happened?
A hotel employee, named Ploy, sent a text message asking her immediate supervisor, known as Kob, to extend her leave in order to take care of her ailing mother. Her request was denied.
Even worse, she was told to return to work as soon as possible, which meant having to drive for hours, from her home province of Buri Ram back to Nakhon Ratchasima.
Fewer than 15 minutes later, Ploy’s mother died. So, she told Kob that she needed to take leave.
“So you’re going to resign?” her immediate supervisor responded. “Then tender…
