A new low in the job search
I was interviewing with a company that is not headquartered the US but another nation. The interview process with less than 2 weeks and received a verbal offer under market value. Being out of work I was going to accept but asked to learn more about standard business development policies (ie, client meeting expenses reimbursement, travel expenses, vehicle/transportation allowance, cell phone and laptop policy, commission structure and layout timeline, etc.). Their HR informed me she has only been on the job a month and the previous HR a person from HQ in their home country had come to the states to set the policies.
Well boy the journey from initial call to verbal offer to rescinding off via text was not in my plans for this year. They wouldn’t provide an offer letter without a formal acceptance via phone and agreement of a 6 month probation. Sign on bonus? Sure, paid the day after my probation ends. Insurance? Bottom of the barrel but not available for 90 days. Cell phone? Sure, but we would prefer you download WeChat on your personal phone.
Every red flag was there but unfortunately in this market I couldn’t afford to say no. I have a family.
Then the text. Glorious text. “Well HR was responding so I will tell you. Though we verbally offered you the job. We have since decided to withdraw the offer.” The reason “you asked to many questions about internal policies and would not agree to sign the offer without seeing the formal full letter.
So once more. Hunting for a job in a market deader than the love life between trump and his third wife. I’ve been broken up via text but never in my wildest dreams wouldn’t I have guess someone withdrawing an offer via text be on my bingo board.