# Three rounds. One Zoom call. Three faces. Zero tact.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Recent master's graduate · industry unspecified · via r/jobs

A 24-year-old who had just finished her master's spent two months and three rounds of interviews with a company that seemed genuinely interested. She cleared every stage. When the recruiter invited her to a Zoom call with the assistant director and the director, she assumed it was the final offer discussion — the kind of meeting where they talk start dates, not severance.

She logged in. Three faces on screen. Then they told her they had gone with another candidate.

The company later explained — to the internet, not to her — that they wanted to 'deliver the news in a more personal manner rather than through an email.' She described the experience as 'embarrassing, humiliated and completely caught off guard.'

The Reddit post, titled simply 'Truly flabbergasted,' drew thousands of reactions. One commenter summed up the consensus: assembling a panel to reject someone on video is not personal — it is a firing squad with corporate branding. A phone call would have been more personal. An email would have been kinder. The Zoom call was for them, not for her.

*Source: [r/jobs · viral Reddit post](https://www.indianwitness.com/news/national/job-candidate-criticizes-companys-zoom-rejection-call-a)*
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