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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Chelsea Ritschel

Man reveals he was denied job because of tweet joking about Whole Foods

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A man has shared the email that he received informing him he was denied a job because the company had “concerns” about his social media usage after it found a tweet about him jokingly threatening to “burn down” Whole Foods.

This week, freelance writer Josh Greenblatt shared a screenshot of the email he received from a recruiter, who informed him that the company would not be moving forward with his candidacy because it had concerns “about the way that you present yourself online”.

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