A company pitched the final step of its process as a "generous opportunity": a full-time, in-office, one-week trial - unpaid. The candidate declined in a single clean paragraph, pointing out that a week of employee-level work in the office is "not a trial but unpaid labour" and that she wouldn't proceed on those terms. A senior sales executive reshared the exchange on LinkedIn, where 600-plus comments lined up behind her.
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A One-Week 'Trial' Is Unpaid Work With Extra Steps
As told to the Host · Storyteller verified · Candidate · via r/recruitinghell / LinkedIn
View source →Interview rounds1-week unpaid in-office trialCandidate declined
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