# She Asked for the Contract. The Offer Disappeared.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Professional services candidate via r/recruitinghell

A woman who received a job offer made what she considered a routine request: the formal offer letter before her start date. The company responded by rescinding the offer entirely, leaving her to ask Reddit a question that should answer itself: "Is this normal now?" The community was unanimous -- no, it is not, and any employer who cannot produce a binding document before demanding you quit your current job is not an employer worth having.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell via News18, 6k upvotes](https://www.news18.com/photogallery/viral/woman-loses-job-offer-after-asking-for-one-basic-document-before-joining-is-this-normal-now-ws-l-10203763.html)*
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