# Onboarded, paid, three days in — then: “you never accepted the offer”

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

A new hire finished onboarding, set up direct deposit and worked Tuesday through Thursday before an email landed titled “Revocation of Employment Offer.” Its stated reasoning: the offer “was never accepted.” They had, by that point, been an employee for three days. r/recruitinghell couldn't decide whether to laugh or draft a complaint.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell (via NDTV) · 2026](https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/hired-worked-3-days-then-received-revoked-offer-email-employee-shares-hilarious-job-experience-11705359)*
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