Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Manager Borrows ₹4 Lakh, Takes 'Emergency Leave'
A person who works at an IT company in a city called Hyderabad says their boss borrowed money from them.
The boss took two lakh rupees using their credit card.
That is a very large amount of money.
The boss promised to give the money back in three days.
He only gave back fifty thousand rupees.
Then he stopped answering phone calls and messages.
The boss also borrowed money from nine other people who work there.
In total, he owes almost four lakh rupees.
When the workers asked the Human Resources office for help, the office said it was a personal matter.
Other people online gave advice about what the workers should do next.
A Hyderabad IT employee said his manager borrowed ₹2 lakh from his credit card but returned only ₹50,000, leaving ₹1.5 lakh unpaid after two months.
The manager reportedly borrowed nearly ₹4 lakh in total from 10 team members.
The manager has stopped responding to calls and messages and has been on 'emergency leave' for the past week.
HR reportedly refused to intervene, calling the transactions a personal matter and a lapse of judgement on the employees' part.
Reddit users advised escalating to senior management, sending a legal notice or filing a civil suit, while one commenter suggested the manager might genuinely be in an emergency.
- Who
- An unnamed Hyderabad IT employee and his manager, who borrowed money from 10 team members.
- What
- The manager borrowed nearly ₹4 lakh from team members, repaid only part, and went on 'emergency leave' without returning the rest.
- When
- Reported on August 08, 2026; the borrowing occurred about two months earlier, and the manager has been on leave for the past week.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India, at the employee's IT company.
- Why
- The employee sought help from HR and Reddit because unpaid debt and mounting credit card interest created financial urgency.
Escalation Advocates
HR and Benefit-of-the-Doubt View
Whether HR should intervene
Escalation Advocates
Commenters argue the manager's position of authority makes this misuse of his position, and that HR and the organization should act.
HR and Benefit-of-the-Doubt View
HR calls it a personal matter and refuses to intervene, saying there is no wrongdoing on the manager's part and it is purely a lapse of judgement by the employees.
How to respond to the unpaid loan
Escalation Advocates
Some Reddit commenters, including a self-described advocate at the Delhi High Court, recommend legal notices, civil suits, and letters to the CEO citing HR inaction.
HR and Benefit-of-the-Doubt View
One commenter suggests the manager might genuinely be in an emergency and advises waiting a month or two before concluding he is avoiding repayment.
- Amount borrowed from employee
- ₹2 lakh (from his credit card)
- Amount repaid to employee
- ₹50,000
- Outstanding balance to employee
- ₹1.5 lakh
- Total borrowed from team
- Nearly ₹4 lakh
- Team members who lent money
- 10 (including the complainant)
- Repayment promises
- Initially 3 days; then 4-5 dates missed
- Manager's leave status
- On 'emergency leave' for the past week
- HR response
- Called it a personal matter; refused to intervene