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 The company rescinded the offer.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Job seeker via r/jobs

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."

*Source: [r/jobs · 5.6k upvotes](https://www.dailydot.com/job-offer-rescinded-after-3-days)*
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