A candidate was rejected from a job because his previous office was only 600 meters away. The company cited privacy and data security policies. The candidate shared it on Reddit, calling it the “funniest rejection ever.”
Something happened to a person looking for a job, which would surprise anyone. A company refused to hire him just because his previous office was just 600 meters away from that company’s office. This candidate shared his experience on the r/IndianWorkplace group of the famous social media platform Reddit. “I was rejected because my previous company was just 600 meters away from their office,” she captioned the post.
According to the viral post, the company first praised the candidate’s profile and his professional experience. But later, citing the company’s internal policy, it refused to give him the job. The company cited concerns related to privacy and data security as the reason behind this.
The candidate shared a screenshot of the rejection email, writing that it was the “funniest rejection mail he has ever received.” He also jokingly wrote that it seems the company had measured the distance between the two offices properly. “They have really measured the distance,” she wrote.
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I was rejected because my previous company is just 600 meters away from their office 💀
by u/Mother-Charity-3369 in IndianWorkplaceAlthough the candidate found the company’s logic strange, he also praised the company’s honesty. He said this response was at least better than the cliché in which companies say, “We have decided to move forward with other candidates.”
In the email posted online, the company clearly wrote that the rejection had nothing to do with the candidate’s qualifications. The message read, “We liked your profile and experience. However, due to internal management policies related to privacy and data protection, we cannot proceed with your application at this time, as your previous company is approximately 600 meters from our office.”
The company further stressed that this decision “does not reflect your competence or professionalism.” The candidate intentionally did not reveal the identity of the company. He told that he did not want to create unnecessary trouble for either of them. He shared this incident only because he found it too strange to ignore. “The corporate world is amazing sometimes,” he joked.
The post sparked an online debate and social media users were divided on the company’s reasoning. Some people ridiculed this policy as excessive and outdated, while others said that nowadays employees of many companies work in the same office complex, in such a situation the restriction of 600 meters makes no sense.