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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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MacBook denied, job rejected: Techie’s unusual reason for turning down offer sparks online debate

A software engineer has triggered an online discussion after withdrawing from a job offer upon discovering that the company would provide an HP laptop and did not allow employees to choose a MacBook as their work device.

The candidate communicated his decision to the hiring manager in an email, saying he was withdrawing his acceptance of the Software Engineer position after learning about the organisation's hardware policy. He explained that his choice of work device was an important part of his daily development workflow.

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