'My job offer has been withdrawn': Candidate loses job after trying to negotiate offer

The irony of withdrawing a candidate's job offer for a position on your company's contracting team—just because they wanted to negotiate their contract—is almost too much. One might expect that it would be taken as a good sign that the candidate is willing to have uncomfortable conversations and negotiate terms… since that's kind of exactly what they're going to be doing for your company.

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Posted by Brad Dickson

Still, anything to save a few dollars—or even a few cents. Some employers and business owners will cut off their own noses if it means a reduction in their operating costs in the short term. Things like incentives, growth, and development leading to a stronger delivery of business are a foreign concept when you're constantly acting like an employee asking for a raise is akin to them picking your pocket.

One thing is for sure… While losing the job sucks, the employee sure dodged a bullet—if that's how the employer does business. Here's to hoping they can find a more honest employer within the industry.

Read on for their experience that they shared with Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit. For more, see this worker who shared that their employer told them they were too good at their job to be promoted.