A WhatsApp screenshot has gone viral after a job applicant turned down an offer, not because of the role itself — but because the applicant’s father felt the salary was too low.
In a Threads post, the puzzled recruiter shared the screenshot along with the question, “So now it’s the child who’s applying for the job, but what am I supposed to reply to this.”
In the screenshot, the applicant had politely messaged the recruiter:
“Yesterday I talked to my father about this job, everything was okay, but my father wasn’t happy about the salary.”
The unexpected reply left many netizens amused and confused.
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“I am so sorry about your father. Guess we will not be able to hire you if that’s not his expectation. Thanks for coming for the interview. Good luck,” said @doralexbc.
Meanwhile, @pat.rattanasuwan suggested: “Well, inform your father to come IV tomorrow.”
One user, hasinahjohari, recalled:
“I once got a reply from a man who said, ‘Sorry ma’am, I can’t join your company because my father said the office was too far from home.’ The truth is, it wasn’t even 15km away.”
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Others couldn’t resist poking fun:
___zinni.azzz joked, “Don’t bother hiring. Later when there’s overtime or lifting boxes, he’ll just say ‘my dad doesn’t allow it’ hahaha.”
