Dear Global HR Staffing: You Don’t Get to Ghost Someone After Saying ‘Welcome Aboard
I’ve debated for days whether I should share this, but if it helps even one person or reminds one employer to act with integrity, it’s worth it.
A few weeks ago, I applied for a role.
The very next day, I got a screening call.
A day later, I was invited for an in-person interview in Mississauga which is like 2 hours of travel from my place. Then came two rounds, both of which I cleared.
As I was on my way back home, I received a call:
“Congratulations! You are selected. You can stop interviewing elsewhere. Welcome aboard. Enjoy your weekend, we’ll finalize your offer tomorrow.”
Those words lit up my world. I had waited six long, painful months for this moment. I cried happy tears. My parents, back home, cried too. We finally thought, “Things are turning around.”
On Friday, I followed up as I hadn’t received the offer. I was told to come in on Monday to meet the manager and the team I’d be working with and to discuss the salary. I was reassured:
“Don’t worry about the salary. There will be growth and plenty of opportunities.”
I went in. Met the manager. Had a great conversation about how I’ll have to relocate, about how I’ll have to work overtime so many times, and then I shared a salary range that matched their budget.
They told me:
“We’ll discuss the final details with the director. You can join from tomorrow.”
I went home glowing. I felt proud again. I celebrated. My parents celebrated again.
But by that evening, the same person called me and said:
“The client we were assigning you to hasn’t responded, so unfortunately, we can’t onboard you right now.”
That was it. No explanation. No follow-up. Just silence.
Since then ghosted.
My emails, my calls -ignored. As if none of it ever happened.
Was it all a joke?
Why would you call someone in to meet the team, talk salary, tell them to join the next day without even having client confirmation?
Why would you give false hope and then vanish without the courage to offer a real explanation?
I have cried endlessly. My parents cried with me.
Not just for the lost opportunity but for how cruelly and carelessly it was handled.
This wasn’t just a rejection.
It shattered the little hope I was holding onto.
It crushed my confidence and shook my family’s faith more painfully
Job offers are not toys. My words cannot describe the pain.
Recruiters and hiring managers, your words carry weight.
Candidates invest their time, energy, emotions, and often their last bit of hope into the process.
At the very least, be honest. Be human. Communicate.
Because this-this isn’t just bad hiring. It’s a heartbreak.
Worst Company ever.
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