Dear friend,
Considering that you do not have much experience of the wonderland of Indian Corporates, I have the following opinion about the matter in your hand :
Case - 1 : How do you know, he is doing it when he is alone ????
Do you spy on him ????
Case - 2 : Is he doing it in your presence ?????
In the first case, let the senior old gentleman take his rest. He may be having varicose vains, for all you know, and his doctor has recommended that he put his feet on a higher level. In that case, it is nice of him to do it when nobody is around.
Moral : Be sensitive to the peculiar health needs of employees.
In case, you are spying on him, you are displaying the typical HR mentality of playing the Big Brother and never letting the employee work in peace. Please shun you ego, let others have a relaxing time too.
In the second case, if he is doing it in your presence, then any of the following may be the reason:
- he is too senior to even care about you
- he is trying to show you your place
- he is having a very good opinion about you
- he is just trying to drive you crazy
Moral : Forget all your HR Policies and work-place discipline; just don't mess around with the senior person, untill you have found another job for yourself.
I hope your dilemmas, doubts, queries etc. have been taken care of satisfacorily.
Regards.