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April 4, 2022, 1:52 pm
A post in the “Antiwork” forum on Reddit appears to show a text conversation between a worker and a hiring manager after the OP had gone through the hellish interview process and managed to secure a job, only to lose it for one of the worst reasons ever. For the crime of asking a total of two questions about when they will get paid, the Reddit user found that their job offer was suddenly rescinded because the manager decided that all they cared about was money.
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Nevermind the fact that people literally need money to live and afford things like transportation to and from work, clothes so they won’t be naked at work, and food to give them energy so that they can work, and so on.
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After the worker asked how often the job pays and when their first paycheck would arrive, concerned about their budget, as people who have to switch jobs often are, suddenly the manager decided that all their time and effort to hire the OP was a waste.
“I change my mind,” they texted. “I would hire someone whose desire is to work with the company.”
“I’m sorry?” the worker replied. “I don’t understand. I do want to work with the company. But pay information is important for me to properly budget for bills.”
In response, the manager claimed that the OP “only” asked about issues related to money, which seems highly unlikely, and the Reddit user later clarified that they had asked other questions in the interview but forgot to ask the questions about pay until later.
“I am looking for an individual who is willing to work with the flow, with the environment,” the manager said. “But ur priority is only pay.”
“My priority is tutoring,” the worker explained. “But I also have to be able to afford food and shelter. I only asked about pay because I was so nervous at the interview that I forgot to and my wife reminded me.”
“My priority is helping children learn. I can’t do that very well if I don’t have money for gas, food, and shelter.”
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If the manager ever responded to that, we may never know, but either way it’s probably better that the worker doesn’t take the job, because if this is just how it starts, it can only get worse. Many Reddit commenters recommended that they stay away from that workplace and take this absurd conversation as evidence that they dodged a bullet.
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*First Published: April 4, 2022, 1:52 pm
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