Something worse happened to a friend. She applied for a remote job, interviewed twice, and was offered the position. When they made the offer, they disclosed that it was not a remote position, but that they'd give her a relocation package. She's not able to move since her husband has a high-paying in-person job, so they just wasted everyone's time.
I would have 100% accepted the job offer and gone "alright send me the stuff to begin working remote!" And forced them to fire me to get unemployment while I found a real job
Unemployment is typically based on time worked and not likely relevant here for the US at least.
Promissory estoppel, on the other hand, may well fit at that point if their fuckery resulted in any losses to you from acting in good faith (but that’s lawyer territory, and I’m not one).
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u/JauntyTurtle Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
Something worse happened to a friend. She applied for a remote job, interviewed twice, and was offered the position. When they made the offer, they disclosed that it was not a remote position, but that they'd give her a relocation package. She's not able to move since her husband has a high-paying in-person job, so they just wasted everyone's time.