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HANDLING JOB REJECTIONS
After 2 months and 4 interview rounds, candidate from Washington receives lowball offer, but rejecting it politely leads to unexpected workplace drama, putting his current job in jeopardyA Reddit user's decision to reject a job offer over an $18,000 salary gap took an unexpected turn when their current employer received an e...- Quote of the day by Carl Jung: 'Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.' The Swiss psychiatrist's timeless lesson on self-discovery and purposeCarl Jung quote of the day: Carl Jung's quote highlights how unconscious thoughts and emotions direct our lives, leading us to perceive out...
- He quit his job at KPMG to pursue acting, got rejected by FTII twice. Now, the Tamil actor has worked with Mammootty, Tovino Thomas, Parvathy ThiruvothuArjun Radhakrishnan, once a KPMG employee, bravely left his corporate career to pursue acting. Facing rejections from FTII twice, his persi...
- The spy who hired me: Chinese agents hunt for secrets on LinkedInChinese intelligence is now using professional networking sites and job portals to find and recruit people with access to sensitive data. T...
- He was rejected in online interview due to noisy background. But candidate gets the job offer after HR discovers the real reason. ‘Strongest candidates are not the ones sitting in the perfect office’A job seeker's noisy online interview, caused by his family living in a single room, initially seemed to jeopardize his chances. However, a...
- Boss who banned WFH threatens salary deduction for ignoring late-night text; employee resigns but not before creating a nightmare for the managerA workplace exchange shared on X has gone viral after an employee refused to respond to a manager's after-hours message. The situation esca...
- Entrepreneur rejects Gen Z candidate after he ignored job offer for 2 weeks. Few weeks later he returns asking, 'Is there any...'A young candidate's delayed response to a job offer and subsequent rejection based on advice led to a missed opportunity. The entrepreneur ...
- Candidate gets rejected for eating snacks offered in job interview. HR says he should have chosen water instead. ‘I am actually relieved.’A job applicant faced rejection after choosing snacks over water during an interview. The company cited this as an informal behavioural ass...
- ‘Punctuality should matter for both sides’: Gen Z job candidate walks out after interview is delayed by 1 hour despite double salary offerA top Gen Z job candidate walked out of a job interview after being asked to wait an hour due to the interviewer's unavailability. He highl...
- Boss's tactic to ruin ex-worker’s reference check in next company backfires. What the employee did next led to apologyA Reddit user described how their job search repeatedly failed at the final stage despite strong interviews, with rejections consistently c...
- H-1B chill sets in; Flipkart doubles down on ShopsyUS demand for H-1B visas has slumped to a seven-year low amid steeper costs and Trump-era policy shifts. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
- Quote of the Day by Tom Selleck: ‘Few of us are as good as we think we are, none of us are…’ The hidden life lesson from the Blue Bloods star could completely change how you handle rejection and setbacks todayQuote of the Day: The enduring appeal of Tom Selleck’s quote comes from its honesty. It does not offer quick success or simple solutions. I...
- ‘It is just how I am wired’: Gen Z employee gives honest answer to manager who called her ‘anti-social’ for wearing headphones at workA Gen Z employee's use of headphones to boost concentration sparked a workplace dispute. Her manager perceived it as antisocial, while she ...
- Losing interest in dating and work: Ex-Tinder head says ghosting and quiet quitting are connected and share a common solutionA dating and workplace connection expert says modern work culture has more in common with dating apps than people realise. Speaking at the ...
- Jeff Bezos rejects AI-induced job-loss fears, says the technology will ‘elevate’ workersAmazon founder Jeff Bezos dismissed AI job loss fears, predicting it will instead create labour shortages and boost worker productivity. He...
- Candidate politely asks HR why his job application was rejected; the answer left him so embarrassed he abruptly disconnected the callA viral X post depicted a job candidate's rejection due to attaching a file titled "Hotpanties_to_buy_PDF" instead of their resume. The rel...
- Learning opportunity or overload? How companies use 'growth' to assign extra workIn the modern workplace, employees frequently encounter demanding assignments that masquerade as chances for professional growth. However, ...
- The smart way to survive a surprise HR meeting; here's exactly what to say, and what to never admitA vague HR calendar invite sparked widespread anxiety among employees, with many sharing stories of disciplinary actions, layoffs, or uncom...
- Who is IITian Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal’s new chief secretary, and why is the opposition criticising his appointment?Senior IAS officer Manoj Agarwal has been appointed as the new chief secretary of West Bengal. This appointment has sparked controversy, wi...
- Employee gets terminated for refusing to lower his salary. Later teaches the boss a lesson about office pressure tacticsA Reddit post by an IT developer from Milan has gone viral after he claimed he was fired shortly after refusing to accept a salary reductio...
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