Tech woman finally realizes her value after company denies her twice and asks her to apply a third time, respectfully declines: ‘My time is much more valuable than this.’

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Dec 31, 2025 10:00 AM EST

Being a professional can be hard, but it's the bare minimum way a large company should act. For this professional tech woman, however, she got thrown throw hoops as if this company was a bad ex-boyfriend.  

It all started when she interned for the company. She works in tech and learned all kinds of coding and industry professions for this job. Her work was always praised by her superiors. So when it came time to apply for a full-time position, she jumped at the chance. She was happy with the work she was doing and wanted to continue and grow with that company. 

Unfortunately, they saw that her sister lived abroad so that put her as a "flight risk." How is that even legal? She got denied the job because her sister lived abroad and they thought she was going to leave them to live with her. She tried to explain that she had already started putting roots down and that she had no intentions of leaving. Still, they denied her. 

She moved on and started a new job about a year later. Then they reached out to her telling her to apply for another full-time position with them. She was a little iffy, but she figured why not? Except, they pulled the rug from under here again and denied her for the same reason. Annoying, but whatever, she moved on, again.

THREE YEARS LATER, literally years later, they reach out to her again to apply. The audacity with this company is insane. She couldn't believe it! She decided enough was enough and she was smart enough and living well-off enough at a good job that she deserved better. 

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  • She respectfully declined their invitation to apply and told them to move on. Like you would a bad ex-boyfriend, she had to remind them of their past toxic behavior and tell them that she wasn't going to put up with it anymore. In a professional way, of course!

    It just goes to show, you should never write yourself off. You are worth way more than some toxic companies may make you feel. You work hard and you are a professional. Why is it easier for you to be a professional than it is for huge corporation so be professional? Who knows?

  • "I rejected a third interview with a company that rejected me twice for a stupid reason."

    Anyway, I did an internship at this company and they rejected me when I applied for a full- time position.
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  • The issue had nothing to do with my work, which they themselves said was excellent. They rejected me because they saw on LinkedIn that my sister had just gotten a job in Europe, so they decided I was a 'flight risk' and that I would bail on them.
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  • I tried to make them understand that my whole life and career plans are here, and that I wouldn't have applied in the first place if I intended to leave.
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  • I aced the coding challenge and the panel interview, but none of that mattered to them.
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  • They literally told me that this was the main reason for the rejection. About 18 months later, they contacted me again.
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  • was working somewhere else at the time, but I thought, what the heck, I'll try one more time.
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  • It was the exact same interview loop, even with the same brain teasers. And guess what?
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  • I was rejected again, for the same stupid reason. Now, about three years after the first time, they're sending me another email asking for an interview.
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  • I mean, seriously. This place is considered Google- level in my field, and its name would definitely make a huge difference in my career.
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  • But honestly, I've had enough of them. I replied and told them I had gone through their process twice before and have no intention of doing it a third time.
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  • And I ignored their follow-up email. My time is much more valuable than this.
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  • HokieNerd I wouldn't have rejected them outright, but told them they can look at the results of the last two interviews, as you won't be interviewing again. If they want to offer, you'd consider, but no third interview.
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  • candlewick_67 What did they write in the follow- up email? I want details! The whole thing's ridiculous. They should know by now they won't hire you because your sister lives in Europe.
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  • OldGoldenDog If you had taken a position with them they probably would have transferred you to Europe.
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  • human743 Tell them you have interviewed enough and if they want to offer you a job to just send you the offer.
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