# Fired before her first day. The confirmation email had the wrong start date.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by New hire · via r/recruitinghell

Alice signed a contract with a September 2 start date. Then the company sent a "confirmation" email listing September 22. She followed the confirmation. On September 2, she didn't show — because the company's own email told her not to. She was terminated before her first shift. The company admitted the email was their mistake. They fired her anyway.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · via Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-15072775/woman-fired-start-date-wrong-reddit.html)*
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