An employee working under dual reporting managers, one in India and one in Japan, shared on Reddit the strikingly different replies he received for the same leave request. A post titled "Difference between a Japanese Manager and an Indian Manager" showed that though both managers approved his time-off, their tone and delivered very different underlying messages.

According to the Redditor, he had approximately seven casual leave (CL) days available and sought permission to travel home for urgent personal reasons. His Japanese manager responded with something like: "Good day! Well noted. Please be careful on your way home. Thank you." On the other hand, his Indian manager's message was far more curt: "Approved. Please be online on Teams and mail." The Reddit user said while technically it w

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