H ave you ever taken ‘chutti’ from the office… just to finish office work? Well, apparently, a large part of corporate India is doing it. This may sound unusual, but it’s a well-documented, sad reality that was also identified as an ironic workplace trend a few months ago. Honestly, it doesn’t sound shocking to me. I’ve been in the system for many years and see this happen frequently. I have seen so many of my friends and colleagues trying to dodge the constant distractions at work, only to fail. Miss one work message and all hell breaks loose. Your inbox has 200 emails, all marked “urgent”. There is yet another meeting, where nothing remotely productive is happening. Your annoying coworker has a “small doubt” for the millionth time today. Your office bestie wants a coffee break right when your brain cells finally start cooperating. Then comes another performative cake-cutting ceremony where you know nothing about the person except their email address and WhatsApp DP.…