Gen Z Employee Stands Firm on Travel Plans Despite Cancelled Leave
A video featuring a Gen Z employee named Simran has gained considerable attention after she expressed her decision to maintain her travel plans despite having her leave cancelled unexpectedly.
In the video, Simran stated that she had notified her manager about her upcoming holiday well in advance. She claimed that she had communicated her travel plans in mid-December, indicating she would be travelling in February. However, on February 19, while already at the airport preparing to board her flight to Vietnam, she received a message notifying her that her leave had been cancelled due to urgent work commitments.
GenZ GIRL: “Boss cancelled my leave at last moment. I don’t earn because I love work, but because I want to travel and enjoy freedom. To hell with the company or project. I am going. I will open my laptop only after 10 days. I don’t care.” pic.twitter.com/4o7ArGSXml — News Algebra (@NewsAlgebraIND) February 26, 2026
Simran mentioned that if she had been informed earlier in the day, she would have brought her laptop to work remotely. Since she was already at the airport, she opted not to change her plans.
She declared that her motivation for working is to enable herself to travel, emphasising, “I earn so I can travel.” She also stated that she would refrain from checking her work laptop during her holiday and would deal with any issues upon her return to India. She expressed her willingness to confront any escalation from her manager, stating that she would seek a new job if necessary.
Simran insisted, “I’ve reached the airport and I’m going on my holiday. I don’t care what happens. Now I’ll check my laptop once I’m back after 10 days.” She concluded with a strong sentiment, declaring, “To hell with the project, to hell with the company.”
The video has quickly gone viral, stirring mixed reactions across social media.
One user commented, “The era of ‘selling your soul’ for a paycheck is over. If a project fails because one person took a pre-approved vacation, that’s a management failure, not an employee’s lack of ethics. Gen Z is simply articulating what others have been contemplating for years. An 80s kid here fully supports this girl.”
Another user stated, “You don’t approve someone’s leave and then cancel it last minute, wrecking their travel plans or personal commitments. That’s not leadership; it’s poor planning. If a manager approves leave, it becomes their responsibility to have a backup plan. Period. In my company of over 300 employees, we have never treated our team this way. Respecting people’s time should be fundamental.”
A third user remarked, “While she is right and I agree with her, making this public might not be wise. The corporate world may not take kindly to her stance. She might find it challenging to secure a new job now. It would have been better for her to simply travel and avoid public commentary.”
Another reaction noted, “Pre-approved leave is a contract, and cancelling it last minute constitutes a breach of that contract. She isn’t quitting on the company; the company has already failed to show basic respect. Enjoy your trip, girl.”
