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Bengaluru woman claims angry manager threw a mouse at her on last working day: ‘This should not be normalised’

The woman recalled being assigned a task but ended up working on a different one due to confusion. The mistake led her manager to lose his temper.

The incident came to light during the Tech Roast Show in Bengaluru last year (Representative image/Pexels)

A Bengaluru-based product designer sparked the conversation around workplace toxicity after sharing a disturbing experience from her past job, where her angry manager once threw a computer mouse at her face.

The incident came to light during the Tech Roast Show in Bengaluru last year, where the woman, who chose to remain anonymous, was in the audience. The video of the show has now emerged on social media, igniting outrage. “On my last day, he asked me to make some plan which I got confused about and did something else. He got so pissed that he took the mouse and threw it on my face,” the woman says in the viral clip.

As the video progresses, the comedians Austin Nasso, Jesse Warren, and Nikita Oster look stunned. “He threw a mouse at you? Like a computer mouse or a live mouse,” one of them says.

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The video quickly gained traction, with several users criticising the incident. “This should not be normalised , not even as a joke,” a user wrote. “I remember the next day after this , we were so scared for this to happen to us,” another user shared.

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“Rare case of lame crowd work,” a third user reacted.

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A report in Hindustan Times stated that although the incident occurred several years ago while she was working in Mumbai, it continues to have a profound impact on her. According to her, the assault happened on last day at that job. She recalled being assigned a task but ended up working on a different one due to confusion. The mistake led her manager to lose his temper.

“He completely snapped,” HT.com quoted the woman. “Instead of talking it out, he hurled a computer mouse at my face. It was shocking and humiliating.” She described the manager as someone who frequently lashed out at employees, often yelling or acting aggressively in the office.

“It wasn’t a one-time thing, his anger issues were well-known in the office. I witnessed him losing control with others too,” she added.