Three days on the job. Then the 'offer revoked' email arrived.

A new hire completed onboarding, set up their workstation, and worked three full days at a company. On day four, an automated email landed in their inbox: 'After further consideration, we are revoking your offer of employment.' The candidate had already been issued a company email address, attended team meetings, and pushed code. Reddit users responded with a mix of horror and gallows humour: 'Reply saying you accept the revocation, but unfortunately you have already started working.' The post went viral on r/recruitinghell with over 7,000 upvotes.