He asked for a week to bury his father. The company rescinded the offer.

A candidate accepted a job offer, then requested a one-week delay to the start date to bury their father, who had just died. The company's response was to rescind the offer entirely. The post, shared on r/jobs, drew 5,600 upvotes and widespread condemnation. "If a company can't spare a week for a funeral," the top comment read, "imagine what they'd do when you actually needed something."