A new employee found herself terminated from a job before she could even start work, despite following the start date information provided by the company’s human resources department. The case, shared on Reddit by user Alice14_VS, has started a big discussion about being fair at work and whether bosses should be responsible for how they hire people.
The employee received conflicting information about her first day of work. Her original offer letter stated September 2, 2025 as the start date, but a follow-up email from HR explicitly stated her start date would be “Monday, September 22, 2025” with the date both bolded and underlined. The employee chose to follow the more recent and clearly emphasized information from HR.
