Imagine finally switching off for a well deserved holiday, only to receive a message from your manager asking you to join a mandatory work meeting within the next 20 minutes. That is exactly what one employee says happened while they were on approved leave, relaxing by a lakeside with almost no mobile signal. Employee joins a work meeting while on approved leave. (Representative Image)Shared on X by user Nia, the post describes how what began as an ordinary holiday quickly turned into an awkward virtual meeting that left both the employee and the manager in an uncomfortable situation.Manager insisted on camera verificationIn the post, Nia explained, "I was three days into an approved vacation, sitting at a lake with zero cell signal except one tiny pocket at our campsite, when my manager texted that there was a mandatory meeting in twenty minutes and everyone had to attend, no exceptions."She replied by reminding her manager that she was on approved leave. However, according to her, the manager sent a screenshot of the company's mandatory training policy and warned that missing the meeting would be recorded as a no show.(Also Read: 'I was paralysed by options': Woman compares US supermarkets with London, internet relates)"I connected from my phone using that tiny bit of signal, camera off, mic off, just sitting there technically present. Five minutes in, she called me out by name in front of the entire team, insisting cameras needed to be on for attendance verification because she could not confirm I was actually there otherwise," Nia wrote.Instead of arguing further, she decided to switch on her camera."I flipped my camera on. There I was, shirtless, sunburnt, beer in hand, with the lake stretched out behind me in full view of the entire mandatory training call. Right on cue, one of my buddies walked behind me carrying a cooler and yelled something I genuinely cannot repeat here."According to Nia, the meeting fell silent for a few moments before her manager awkwardly suggested making an exception after all."I said, 'No, you specifically said cameras on for verification, so here I am, verified.' She moved on to the next topic almost instantly," she recalled.Nia added that she was never again asked to attend meetings during her leave. A month later, she handed in her resignation."I put in my two weeks anyway because if that was the level of respect for boundaries during a vacation, I did not want to find out what else was coming down the line eventually," she wrote.Take a look:Many sided with the employeeSeveral people felt the employee had done nothing wrong and said approved leave should be respected.One user wrote, "You turned that camera on to show the lake, didn't you? Perfect. Bosses like that deserve to see exactly what approved vacation looks like."Another commented, "If this happened as described, it is hard to blame you. You told your manager you were on approved vacation, but they insisted on attendance and camera verification. They got exactly what they asked for."A third person said, "That was savage, but fair play. Your manager got exactly what she asked for with the camera on. No wonder you quit after that disrespect."(Also Read: ‘We romanticise the West’: Woman praises Indian airports after Geneva trip, internet divided)Others felt the incident highlighted a larger workplace issue."Approved leave should be respected. If a meeting is truly mandatory, organisations should either schedule it outside approved leave or provide an alternative way to complete the requirement. Work life boundaries are essential to prevent burnout," one comment read.