'It's Fake,' People Doubt Bengaluru Woman's Post Claiming She Was Rejected For Being Too Fair For A Job
"I was rejected in final round of interview, as my skin tone was little fair for the team" is what a Bengaluru-based woman has claimed in her recent post on LinkedIn that has gone viral now.
"I was rejected in final round of interview, as my skin tone was little fair for the team," is what a Bengaluru-based woman has claimed in her recent post on LinkedIn that has gone viral now.
Denied Job Due To Fair Skin Tone?
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Bengaluru-based Pratiksha Jichkar, in her LinkedIn post, claimed that she failed to secure a job because her skin tone is 'too fair'. She also shared a screenshot of the email she purportedly received from the organisation that rejected her application after three rounds of interviews and one assignment.
However, doubts have been raised about the authenticity of her story and the screenshot, with many people on social media claiming that no company and no HR professional would draft the kind of email that Jichkar apparently received.
Several people also pointed out that Jichkar had turned off the comments on her post after being called out. This can be seen on her LinkedIn profile too.
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'It's Fake', People Doubt The Authenticity Of The Post
Her post has gone viral, with more than 13,000 ¡®likes¡¯ and over 350 reposts on LinkedIn. Even on Twitter, many users are claiming that the post seems fake or written for the purpose of clickbait.
A user commented, "That girl Pratiksha Jichkar is the biggest clickbait influencer of 2023 for sure."
That girl Pratiksha Jichkar is the biggest clickbait influencer of 2023 for sure.
¡ª Prachet ? (@BaeNgun_) July 25, 2023
Another commented, "It seems she is not married else she would have accused her husband for her failure¡"
It seems she is not married else she would have accused her husband for her failure¡
¡ª Amit Jain (@jainkumaramit) July 26, 2023
Another Twitter user doubted the post's authenticity, tweeting, " Never heard of any women not being selected because of their skin tone. Such women fail to do any assignments given to them and then blame the whole organisation for their failure. They only want money without any responsibility."
Never heard of any women not being selected because of their skin tone.
¡ª Dhruv Singh ?? ?? (@Dhruv_018) July 26, 2023
Such women fail to do any assignments given to them and then blame the whole organisation for their failure.
They only want money without any responsibility.
One more Twitter user said that the claim is fake, mentioning, "That's was a made thing done for publicity on LinkedIn this is fake."
That's was a made thing done for publicity on LinkedIn
¡ª Vastav Singh ?? (@vastavsingh007) July 26, 2023
this is fake
"How can someone substantiate such an accusation? I¡¯d consider it made up for social media attention." said another user.
How can someone substantiate such an accusation? I¡¯d consider it made up for social media attention.
¡ª ?? Moklova Schurzmatzky ?? (@mukkulsharma) July 26, 2023
Another Twitter user agreed that the post seems fake, saying, "She didn't even offer any evidence for the allegation, hence I'm not buying this story!"
BS! She didn't even offer any evidence for the allegation, hence I'm not buying this story!
¡ª Yodha (@yodha2218) July 26, 2023
Also, these women are fine when they get benefits from these diversity recruitments but get angry when this DEI doesn't favor them over others!?
Good story teller ! :D
¡ª Mani Kumar Nagavarapu (@MKNagavarapu) July 26, 2023
However, it still remains to be seen if the post is fake or actually true.
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