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After months of hard work, continuous interviews and long wait, when a professional gets the desired job offer, that moment is no less than a great success. But for a female professional from Delhi, this happiness could not last even for 24 hours. Just before joining, he asked the company only a few basic questions and demanded a written offer letter, the very next day the company withdrew his job offer with immediate effect.
This entire shocking incident has come to light on the social media platform Reddit, where the woman’s husband shared this entire incident in detail. According to the post, his wife was looking for a job in urban planning, GIS and architecture sector in Delhi-NCR. After several rounds of interviews, a company finally selected him, but what happened after that surprised everyone. Internet users say that this is not just a woman’s story, but it shows the dark truth of today’s corporate work culture where companies avoid transparency.
Had rejected the offer for the first time due to low salary
According to the Reddit post, the woman’s journey to get this job was full of ups and downs. Initially the company had offered him almost half his expected salary. Also, HR placed this strange condition that for the first three months, start working on this low package, after that, considering the performance, increasing the salary will be considered. The woman did not find this proposal professional and she flatly refused.
After some time passed, the company contacted him again and this time offered him to work on a freelance project. The lady sent her quotation in a professional manner. After looking at the quotations, the company once again came up with a new offer for a full-time job. This time the salary was much better than before and was as per the woman’s expectations, so she made up her mind to accept this job.
New conditions like 10 hours work and weekend duty revealed before joining
During the phone conversation, company officials said that no written offer letter will be issued before joining. The woman was asked to reach the office directly on Monday and start work. Not only this, the company also put forward some new conditions in the oral conversation:
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It will be mandatory to work in office for at least 10 hours daily.
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Will have to come to office full time five days a week.
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Considering the work pressure, if necessary, you may have to work from home even on weekends (Saturday-Sunday).
The woman neither disputed these conditions nor left the job. He very politely just said that he is ready to start the work, but he needs a written offer letter before joining. He demanded that the salary structure, terms of probation period and working hours should be shared in writing over email, so that there is no misunderstanding in future.
As soon as the information was sought in writing, HR reversed its decision.
The response that came after this very legitimate and professional demand of the woman completely surprised her and her family. The very next day, an email came from the HR department of the company, in which it was clearly written that his job offer was being withdrawn.
HR argued in its official email that after discussions regarding joining and working hours, the company felt that the personal expectations of the candidate did not match the work style and needs of the company. For this reason this offer is being canceled with immediate effect. This was quite disappointing for the woman as she had only asked for the same documentation which is the most basic part of any legitimate job.
Anger erupted on social media, people called it a big ‘red flag’
As soon as this post went viral on Reddit, thousands of working professionals came out in support of the woman and the company’s attitude started being heavily criticized. A large number of people commented that asking for a written offer letter or getting clear working hours before starting a job is a legal and basic right of any employee.
Many experienced users have found it a big ‘Red Flag’ Told and said that it was good that the woman did not join such a company, because a company which is running away from giving written documents in the beginning, could have created big problems in the future like withholding salary or getting extra work done without paying. People also believed that the company was probably looking for an employee who would silently accept all their arbitrary conditions without asking any questions.
Is it wrong to ask for offer letter before joining?
This entire incident has raised a big question in the job market of the country whether it is a crime to clarify the terms and conditions of employment? Workplace experts believe that any employee has 100% right to know under what rules he is going to provide his services.
A written offer letter is not just a formality, but it secures the legal rights and responsibilities of both the employer and the employee. Starting work without it is completely risky. This is the reason why experts have also justified the woman’s stand, because if there is no transparency in the beginning, it is sure to lead to controversy later on.