Manager rescinds candidate's job offer after he demands they start working the next day, which made candidate laugh at his face: ‘I thought it was a joke’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Nov 3, 2024 7:00 PM EST

When people usually start looking for a new job, the one thing they have to be mindful of is constantly being available on their phones. You always have to be ready to take calls from hiring managers, and every phone call might start the path that leads to a serious trajectory in your life. 

When one gets the call that they got the job, it is usually accompanied by a lot of happy emotions, unless there is something fishy about the call, like what happened in this Reddit story. When the hiring manager called OP (original poster) to tell them they got the job, OP did not expect the manager to tell her that he needed her to start the very next day. So much so that she actually thought he was joking, which later caused her to lose the job altogether. 

Keep scrolling to read what happened next. After that, click here for a story of a resident who got payback at workers who kept blocking his driveway.

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    Job offer rescinded because I thought my start date was a joke?
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    So I had a second interview for an assistant position yesterday. They said they'd have a decision by the end of the day and tried to call me that evening (6pm) but I was at my part-
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    time job so I couldn't answer and asked if we could communicate over email instead. The person whose assistant I would've been only wanted to speak on the phone so we set up a call for early this morning. On the call,
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    he offered me the job. I thanked him and asked for a day or two to consider and he seemed hesitant. Here's where I really messed up. He said yes, but to get back to him as soon as possible because the position starts tomorrow. I
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    honest to God thought this was a joke (in my initial interview they had asked when I could start and I told them around the end of the month but we never clarified a date, I know that was
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    stupid on my part but this was one of my first interviews out of college and I don't really know what I'm doing). This guy had a very dry sense of humor throughout the whole interview
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    throughout the whole interview process and had made similar jokes before so I laughed and said I would get back to him soon, planning to contact them sometime tomorrow.
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    While at work tonight, I get two calls that I can't answer, then a message that I'm being passed up for the position because it really does start tomorrow and I hadn't gotten back to them yet. I feel like such an idiot. I
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    don't know why I didn't clarify things on the phone but the idea of being asked to start tomorrow honestly sounded so ridiculous to me that I didn't think it could be anything but a joke. I know I messed up but am I
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    wrong to think this was poor communication on their part too? They made no mention of being in a hurry to hire or starting soon during the interview process and I'm used to getting at least a week or two for onboarding, training, etc.
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    Registeredfor 15h ago. No legitimate company would want you to work on such short notice. They understand that people have obligations at their own job to wrap up.
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    More-Jacket-9034 • 14h ago • The person you would have replaced is getting out of there for a reason. Very likely on short notice. Hence the rush to get someone in there quick. Count yourself very lucky for not getting that job.
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    sweetdaisy99999 15h ago • The fact that he wanted you to start "tomorrow" is a red flag for me. I think you dodged a bullet.
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    Aquabirdieperson • 8h ago It's normal to expect someone who has a job to not give 2 weeks notice? I guess it's reasonable to want only to find someone who can start immediately but they should make that clear in the job description.
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    latrallyidk OP • 11m ago • To be more clear, I work at Target, so not somewhere I'd have to give a two weeks but I'd like to give them more that a few hour notice, especially when I had a shift that next day. I'd be worried
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    leaving without notice just in case anything didn't work out at a new position (plus Target is currently paying me $4 more an hour than this job would've and I desperately need that money)
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    Luxid DreamingIsFun 4h ago • I'd also try to be better about answer your phone or returning your calls as soon as possible if you're in the midst of getting a new job. I think a potential new hire that's hard to get a hold of is a red flag for an employer.
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    latrallyidk OP • 23m ago I knew they were calling but it was quite literally impossible for me to answer. Like I say in my post, I was at my part time job and would've either been fired or reprimanded on the spot for taking a phone call in the middle of assisting customers.
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    • turbo_tronix 3h ago • Sounds like you missed out on a job opportunity. This type of timeline and interaction is very common for entertainment industry, especially assistant roles. People expect you to move fast.
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    I don't agree with everyone else saying "you dodged a bullet". From my perspective you dodged a job. Assistant jobs are a foot into the industry.
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    latrallyidk OP • 25m ago • Maybe, but even if I had accepted it would've been impossible for me start the next day without transportation, care for my younger sibling, notification to my current job, etc. so I would've
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    missed out either way. Agency work really isn't my desired path in this field and it seems miserable even without this experience so maybe this was meant to be haha
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    Happy_tobe_here26 • 11h ago • Very common for the entertainment industry.
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    latrallyidk OP • 9h ago Yeah, I have some experience with quick turnarounds in internships and other positions but I really wasn't prepared for a next day start date. I didn't even have transportation, clothing, care for my younger sibling, etc.
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    figured out so even if I had accepted I don't know what I would've done. Honestly I've been treated better as an unpaid grip than at some of these jobs lol
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