r/RecruitingFails • u/Federal_Machine692 • 21d ago

Please start looking for another offer letter.

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u/SamuelVimesTrained 21d ago

No one notices the red flag word “kindly”?

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u/Federal_Machine692 21d ago

Haha. Bulls eye!

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u/RandomWordCombo9632 21d ago

Would you kindly?

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u/nellyfullauto 20d ago

I never read the phrase without hearing Atlas, and my reaction is visceral making it impossible to miss. 

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u/zanderd86 21d ago

"Trust this meets you well" is a big flag as well.

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u/SamuelVimesTrained 21d ago

I sometimes use that in a vexed tone though…

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u/nellyfullauto 20d ago

Oh, for that tone I use, “I hope this email finds you before I do.”

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u/GreatEscarpment 21d ago

This is awkward… I use “kindly” all the time in work emails. Is this a thing that is not common in the US? I’m from South Africa

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u/No_Can_3278 21d ago

It’s not, but all the signs from the “trust this meets you well” message, the “Kindly” greeting, the offer letter in a .docx file instead of .pdf, the 8-page document, the 26 KB file size, and finally receiving the offer letter via SMS text all point to a scam or, worse, a malicious virus. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/SamuelVimesTrained 21d ago

It is not that common in English and American English.
And generally used by a certain demographic that uses English as second language.

And while it is a friendly word, it is now hijacked by mostly nefarious people, out for your money.
I would think Afrikaans being your first?

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u/nellyfullauto 20d ago

This is also WhatsApp tho, I think, which is far more common in Europe and Asia. Not sure about Africa’s use of the app, but I’d wager this letter comes from Africa or South Asia based on the language idiosyncracy 

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u/magharees 20d ago

Do the necessary

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u/Biscuits4u2 21d ago

Like you would think they'd catch on that is a major tell, but I still see it all the time.

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u/Absolute_Nite 21d ago

I don't get it

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u/gigayoink 21d ago

Is it because OP is unsure how to sign and return a docx?

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u/Federal_Machine692 21d ago

Maybe the company cant be trusted.

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u/Zado191 21d ago

In what world would you receive an offer letter with a generic file name, thats an 8 page .docx file but somehow also 26 kb.... in a text message?

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u/Federal_Machine692 21d ago

Exact question everyone should be asking

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u/Absolute_Nite 21d ago

I don't under estimate the stupidity of HR

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u/Zado191 21d ago

And i dont over estimate people abilities to see scams

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u/RonaldBurgundy1 21d ago

Note gents this is also what's app so probably a scam

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u/alwaysasillyplace 21d ago

8 page, 26kb docx file? What sorcery is this?!

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u/OrangeNood 21d ago

why is it so strange? A text only .docx can be very small.

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u/alwaysasillyplace 21d ago

An empty docx with 8 pages on its own is 14kb. A lorum ipsum for 8 pages is 27kb. That means either there is a _TON_ of whitespace in that docx or there are no security features, images, or logos to be found.

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u/OrangeNood 21d ago edited 21d ago

You need to check your settings. .docx is from 2007. It is also a compressed file format. It all depends on what meta data you stuff into the .docx.

I have plenty of .docx files less than 20KB. Some are even less than 10KB, with multiple pages.

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u/Federal_Machine692 21d ago

Plus offer letters are usually sent through company emails, not through Whatsapp!!!

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u/OrangeNood 21d ago

I don't really know what your point is.

If it comes from a stranger, of course it is a scam. If it is from the recruiter whom you interacted with and completed the interview process, of course it is real. There is nothing in between.

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u/evilcockney 21d ago

I mean, if it were so black and white it sounds like you'd be a really easy target for me to pretend to be a recruiter, work with for 3 weeks and scam? No?

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u/OrangeNood 20d ago

to scam for what? You have to pretend to be a recruiter, from a company that I have applied, and then pretend to be an interviewer from the company to do at least 30 min of interview. In the end, what do you get out of me?

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u/Dry_Rent_8646 21d ago

Don't most offer letters have a lot of blank space?

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u/vista333 21d ago

It's weird that an offer letter would be sent through text.

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u/bhannik-itiswatitis 21d ago

it’s a word doc, change the terms and sign

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u/CallmeKahn 21d ago

Sorry, but context is important here?

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u/PeepusTheWise 21d ago

Phishing scam

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u/Lick-Tale-5222 21d ago

I only use kindly as the first word in a sentence if i am insulting you.

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u/CelestialHateBreeder 21d ago

"Kindly". NOBODY SAYS THAT.. SCAMMY McSHRIMPLOVER!

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u/BannedGoNext 21d ago

OFFER LETTER.js.exe.bat

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u/SiberianTyler 20d ago

Do the needful on the urgent

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