Bengaluru rejected worker for a remote role for 'living in Whitefield'; LinkedIn -mail becomes viral

In a recent LinkedIn post, a job seeker in Whitefield, Bengaluru, shared a confusing story of rejection for a remote position simply because of her residential address. The applicant, Suki Rajendran, took to the social networking website to discuss her experience, and a discussion among professionals about the developing and sometimes arbitrary rental practices in the city. The interview and the ‘final blow’ Rajendran noted in the LinkedIn post that she was eager to hold the post. “I got an interview call from a business that I was really excited about, a big role, remote, exactly the kind of work I was looking for.” The initial conversation with the recruiter was positive until a seemingly normal question of her location emerged, Rajendran said. On the question, “Where are you in Bangalore?” She replies, ‘Whitefield.’ According to Die Post, a short break followed before the recruiter suggested that the company elected candidates who lived in specific areas such as Hebal, Indiranagar, Hennur or Sultan Palya. The reason was for potential customer visits that occur every three to six months and sometimes a little more frequent. The original post the recruiter asked her if she could move, to which Rajendran pointed out that the role was remote and expressed a willingness to occasionally travel customer meetings. She even noted that Indiranagar, one of the preferred locations mentioned by the recruiter, was “45 minutes away by Metro”, which made it easily accessible and convenient for her. Despite this insurance, the recruiter delivered what the job seeker calls a ‘final blow’ by saying: ‘Unfortunately, the new norm in our organization is to rent only those living in or near these areas for this role.’ Whitefield: An obstacle to employment? The rejection, based on a place of residence in the same city, left Rajendran stunned when she said, ‘So here I am, I live in Bangalore, application for a remote role in Bangalore and rejected … because he did not live in the right part of Bangalore.’ The post concluded with Rajendran asking other job seekers in the city to share similar stories. “To my fellow -Whitefield Warriors is someone else haunted by a recruiter for the east of the Ring Road?” How did Netizens respond to the post? Other LinkedIn users also shared their experiences to look for work in other cities, while mostly sharing concerns about developing rental practices in Bengaluru. Some users have also posted their own reasons for rejection from the recruiter’s point of view. A user said, ‘Similar experience with me. I just said Kengeri … I’ve never heard them again, until then it was good to go with an interview. “Another user has shared a similar experience, but in another city,” I was not in Bangalore yet, but it also happens in Delhi ncr. Companies located in Gurgaon do not prefer to rent people in Noida/Ghaziabad. ” One person also called the original “Lucky” poster because he got the information early: “You are fortunate that the norms were announced early. Some companies take candidates through 3-4 rounds interviews, span it over a month, just to unveil the norms, budget and other key details in the final round – then suddenly a full stop. ” While another person criticizes this practice by saying, “This resettlement is and now within the city itself is ridiculous. Especially if you have multiple offices in the city. This is a new side of an already existing problem.”