Gone Too Far? Student Turned Down For Internship Because They Didn't Have A MacBook

After finishing their courses, a majority of freshmen start looking for internships. Although employers may have specific requirements, it would be strange if they rejected an applicant solely because they didn't own a specific device. The latter actually happened with a student who then shared their experience on Grapevine, a website where users can post reviews of businesses.

The student whose identity was not revealed shared that they were turned down because they didn't own a MacBook. Here's what happened.

Internship applicant turned down because they didn't own a MacBook

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¡ª Grapevine - Corporate Chat India (@anonCorpChatInd) February 24, 2023

A screenshot of the same was posted on Grapevine's official Twitter account. In response to the question, "Most absurd reasons for being rejected?" the person described his experience.

A screenshot of the person's experience was posted in the tweet, in which the student wrote, ¡°Applied for an intern position in an early-stage startup. Had a screening call with their HR. After the usual discussion, she told me that they won¡¯t be able to provide work laptops before getting converted to a full-time position. Asked me whether I had my own laptop and WIFI. After telling her I had a windows laptop, she told me that they were only looking for folks with Macbooks and cut the call."

The internet got angry at the absurd reason

A man shared a similar experience and wrote, "I was seeking internship during MBA, and got a call for a sales role from a renowned Real Estate consulting firm. They expected me to have my own car, so that I can take clients for site-visit, and weren't paying for fuel/wear & tear; and almost laughed when asked about stipend!"

I was seeking internship during MBA, and got a call for a sales role from a renowned Real Estate consulting firm.
They expected me to have my own car, so that I can take clients for site-visit, and weren't paying for fuel/wear & tear; and almost laughed when asked about stipend!

¡ª Rohan Sharma (@absolutely_rohn) February 24, 2023

Another user wrote, "Basically you are poor so will want stipend!... Mac users are moneyed."

Basically you are poor so will want stipend!... Mac users are moneyed.

¡ª anand bhatia (@anandbhatia75) February 24, 2023

A man also wrote, "Made it through to the partner round of a VC firm, I pointed out that they did a lot of deep-tech investments & my experience was marketplaces & SaaS. The partner said "We want people with diverse experience. Rejection email said my lack of deep-tech experience was the problem."

Made it through to the partner round of a VC firm, I pointed out that they did a lot of deep-tech investments & my experience was marketplaces & SaaS. The partner said "We want people with diverse experience"

Rejection email said my lack of deep-tech experience was the problem. https://t.co/EBw7ywmebr

¡ª Karthik Subramaniam (@Karthik287) February 24, 2023

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