My flatmate’s friend has been asked to take unpaid leaves for the next four months. He came home today and narrated the whole story. His further plans are to move home and start preparing for higher studies. He has anyway resigned. He sounded more relieved and less concerned. Things fell into place for him. He also told that pretty much everyone in his firm has been asked to do the same. I couldn’t help but wonder about people who are the sole bread earner of the house. How are they going to cope with this sudden change? It is worrying and disturbing. Not only because it has to do with finances but also because this directly impacts the mental health of the family members.
