Boss Rescinds Job Offer in Shocking Text Exchange

A text message revealed the wild moment when a boss boldly rescinded a job offer, leaving the worker shocked.

Ben Askins, a workplace expert, has garnered attention by sharing anonymous text exchanges between bosses and employees online. His latest post has garnered over 400,000 views, prompting him to label the situation "idiotic."

The incident began when a woman named Kirstie received a text from her new boss asking if she had five minutes to talk. It’s important to note that she had not yet started at the company and had just received the job offer.

Kirstie replied that she was about to get into her car and inquired if everything was alright. The boss responded that it was not.

"We have made the tough decision to withdraw the job offer," the boss texted.

The boss apologised and wished her the best in finding employment elsewhere. Kirstie was taken aback.

"Wait what? I left my job last week, and I'm due to start next week! The contract is all signed. What happened?" she queried.

The boss explained that the candidate the company originally preferred had resurfaced, and they would compensate her for a week's wages.

"I actually can't believe this. This is so unprofessional," Kirstie expressed.

The boss stood firm, arguing that it wasn’t "unprofessional" because they had two candidates for the position, and regrettably, she was "second".

Kirstie then requested a reference to explain her situation, but the boss declined, stating he couldn't as the company hadn’t seen her work.

"Thanks for nothing," she replied.

Weeks later, the boss contacted her again after noticing she had written a negative review on Glassdoor, a platform for employees to rate companies.

In her review, she described the recruitment process as unprofessional, to which the boss responded that her feedback was "unfair" and requested she remove it.

Kirstie did not reply, prompting the boss to send another message simply saying "hello," clearly seeking a response.

Mr Askins condemned the boss's actions, emphasising that it was unacceptable to abruptly withdraw an offer and leave someone without employment. He noted that it was even more disappointing that the boss did not acknowledge his behaviour.

"It is fine to prefer one candidate over the other. That is what the interview process is for, but if you go down the road of picking someone, you can't just do that," he stated.

Mr Askins warned that behaviours like this would naturally lead to a "bad reputation," calling it "poor."

Online, many users expressed horror at how Kirstie was treated, leaving her in a precarious position. Comments described the exchange as "wild" and "strange," with sentiments around companies having "no shame" in their treatment of individuals.

"That is so messed up," one user remarked, while others labelled the boss as "disrespectful," with many questioning the authenticity of the exchange as it seemed too "unrealistic."