Mumbai, October 20: Anu Sharma, currently working as a software engineer at Google, shared her a post of job rejection on social media. Soon, the post went viral and got nearly 1 lakh views. In her post, Anu said that she was rejected by a startup company for surpassing the job requirement. Netizens commented on her post and shared their thoughts about the situation.
Anu Sharma, before joining Google as a Software Engineer, worked at Intuit. Her social media account said her special talents were coding and talking about tech. She shared her experience of job rejection due to being overqualified on X (@O_Anu_O). She did not say which company rejected her because of surpassing the role requirements but said it was a "good startup company". Nikhil Kamath Buys House: Zerodha Co-Founder Buys House Despite Having Strong Opinion on Renting, Comedian Sonali Thakker Desai Reacts.
Google Software Engineer Anu Sharma's Job Rejection Post on X
Didn't know you could be rejected for being too good 🥲 pic.twitter.com/mbo5fbqEP3
— Anu Sharma (@O_Anu_O) October 17, 2024
User Asked Anu Sharma If She Applied for Wipro
Where did you apply btw? Wipro 😄?
Companies usually follow same template rejections to all
— The Biryani Dev (@thebiryanidev) October 17, 2024
Suffering From Success, Says X User to Anu Sharma
Suffering from success 😂
— Sneha(She/Her) (@taylorrs_ss) October 17, 2024
User Says He Doesn't Know How to React - Be Happy or Sad for Her Rejection
I don't know if I should be happy for your qualification or sad for rejection
— Saahil Rohraa (@sahilrohra7) October 18, 2024
In her X post dated October 17, 2024, she shared a screenshot of the rejection titled "What's the reason?" In it, it was written that after the startup had gone through her resume, they realised that her "qualifications significantly surpassed the role requirements." She posted this on Elon Musk's social platform X, saying, "Didn't know you could be rejected for being too good."
The company further said, "Our experience has shown us that people with higher qualifications than the job role needs often find their work unfulfilling and naturally, part ways soon after joining." As a reply, a user posted a picture that read "Content Warning: Sensitive content", saying that was why she was rejected. BYJU’s Net Worth Is Zero: Founder and CEO Byju Raveendran Says His Edtech Firm Once Valued USD 22 Billion, Now Has ‘Zero’ Net Worth.
Another user asked where they applied for the job and if it was Wipro. She denied applying to Wipro and said it was a "good startup company." A female user reacted to her job rejection and jested that Anu Sharma was "Suffering from success." Another user posted, "I don't know if I should be happy for your qualification or sad for rejection." Anu Sharma's post got nearly 1 lakh hits within three days, making it a viral sensation among netizens.
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