1 week ago
Gurugram Commuter Works From Cab Roof Amid Waterlogging
A man in Gurugram was travelling to work when his cab got stuck in floodwater.
The roads were so crowded and waterlogged that traffic was barely moving.
He called his office and said he would work from home instead.
However, he did not stay inside the cab.
He climbed onto its roof with his laptop.
He appeared to continue attending work calls while sitting above the traffic.
Someone recorded the unusual scene and shared it online.
Many people joked that he took “work from home” to a new level.
A commuter became stranded after his cab broke down in Gurugram’s waterlogged traffic.
He contacted his office and apparently switched from travelling to working from home.
The man climbed onto the cab roof, opened his laptop and continued working.
Video shared on X shows vehicles crawling or stuck around the stranded cab.
Social media users described the incident as an unusual example of workplace flexibility.
- Who
- A commuter travelling to work in Gurugram.
- What
- After his cab became stranded, he worked on his laptop from the cab roof.
- Where
- On the roof of a stranded cab in waterlogged Gurugram traffic.
- When
- During Gurugram’s monsoon traffic; the exact date is not stated.
- Why
- His cab reportedly broke down because of waterlogging, while severe traffic made reaching the office impractical.
Key facts
- Location
- Gurugram
- Cause of disruption
- Severe waterlogging and slow-moving traffic
- Commuter’s response
- He contacted his office and switched to work from home
- Makeshift workplace
- The roof of his stranded cab
- Evidence
- A video shared on X by user Lakshay Mehta
- Online reaction
- Users joked about the commuter’s unusual interpretation of work from home
Quotes
Lakshay Mehta
X user who shared the video and its accompanying caption
“A man was on his way to the office when his cab broke down because of waterlogging in Gurugram and the traffic was insane. So he called his office, took WFH and started working on his laptop sitting on the roof of the cab.”
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Sources
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