Gen Z Candidate Uses Cuss Words During Mumbai Job Interview, Here's What Happened Next

Viral: A Mumbai-based entrepreneur, Senain Sawant, shared her experience of being verbally abused by a Gen-z job seeking candidate during a WhatsApp message. The founder of the start-up Grump, Sawant, has been facing difficulties in finding suitable candidates for her company. She recounted the incident on LinkedIn, shedding light on the challenges entrepreneurs and employers encounter in the hiring process.

Sawant mentioned that she had arranged an interview with the candidate, who applied for the role of a social media executive, via Google Meet for Monday. She mentioned that the candidate's resume lacked sufficient details for an immediate hire, so she wanted to meet them to see if they had the potential to be a social media executive or if they could be trained first as an intern.

Here’s the conversation between Sawant and the Gen Z job candidate:

"They joined the call with the camera off, said they don't own a computer, and something about the iOS update not allowing video calls," Senain Sawant said in her LinkedIn post.

When she asked the candidate how they usually worked, the candidate said they got a laptop from the previous employer.

"I asked them to join at a time when their video can be turned on, since this is an interview and I need to see who I'm speaking with. They said 'Fine' and cut the call," she said.

"Their tone was off from the start; they weren't audible to begin with, and it seemed like they were out in public from the amount of noise in the background."

Sawant shared screenshots of the WhatsApp exchange that took place after the candidate allegedly cut the video call.

She pointed out it was clearly mentioned in the calendar invite that it would be a video interview and that she has not heard of an iOS update that does not allow video calls, as the candidate claimed.

The candidate got defensive, as per the screenshots of the conversation, and said they applied for the role of a social media executive and not for an internship.

"Your resume speaks otherwise. All the best," Sawant replied.

The candidate said they are "okay skipping this one (the role),"  adding that they had a year of work experience.

"With all due respect, don't be a bi**h. The arrogance you speak with," the candidate said in their next set of WhatsApp messages.

Shocked, Sawant responded, "Excuse me?"

The candidate doubled down, telling the potential employer, "No one would want to speak to you."

The Mumbai entrepreneur ended the conversation by saying, "Thank you for clarifying your level of experience and professionalism."

Many LinkedIn User Shows Support on LinkedIn for Sawant after she detailed her experience during the hiring process. Many users took to the comments section of her post to offer their support and share their own experiences.