# One-Week Unpaid Trial? Withdrawn on Principle.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Office professional · via r/30daysnewjob

A job seeker on r/30daysnewjob was told they would need to complete a full one-week unpaid trial before receiving an offer — for an office role, not an apprenticeship. They withdrew and called it what it was: unpaid labour. Their email response went viral, with commenters describing the request as 'insane' and 'so insulting it loops back to funny.'

*Source: [r/30daysnewjob · 4.2k upvotes](https://www.ntnews.com.au/business/work/job-seekers-response-to-companys-insulting-interview-request-goes-viral/news-story/a1cfc8b6258349d9fb4d11a542f709bc)*
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