'Professionalism at its finest': Job seeker politely asks to reschedule — company cancels with a typo-filled text
Photo: Text thread showing conversation between job seeker and hiring team
A screenshot shared on Reddit’s r/jobs has captured what many in the comments described as a perfect encapsulation of the current job market: a company that rescheduled a candidate’s interview without warning, then cancelled entirely when the candidate politely asked for a new date.
The exchange, shared by the original poster, shows the job seeker sending a courteous, well-worded text to “Hector”, likely the interviewer, explaining that the interview had been moved from its original date to July 27 and asking whether it would be possible to reschedule to either July 28 or 29. The message closes with “please let me know when you have a chance and thank you in advance” and a separate follow-up asking for read confirmation.
The response came back in two messages: “sorry the interview will be canceled for u then” and “cancelation twice now we cannot reschedule.”
The candidate’s reply was composed: “No apology needed. For your information, I never cancelled, it was rescheduled on your end. Thank you anyways and good luck in your search for a candidate.”
The context matters
The original poster explained in the thread that the company had rescheduled the interview first; the candidate had confirmed the original date, and it was the company’s representative who moved it to July 27. The candidate was simply asking to shift it by one or two days from the company’s rescheduled date.
“They said rescheduling should not be an issue and to send a text with information as follow-up,” the original poster noted. That follow-up text is exactly what the screenshots show. The company had verbally said rescheduling was fine, then cancelled when the candidate took them at their word.
“Was already 50/50 about the position so safe to assume my gut was correct,” the original poster wrote.
Reddit reacts
The post drew an immediate wave of responses: a mix of validation, sharp observations about the employer’s communication style, and the kind of dark humour that has become the default for job market discussions.
Several commenters praised the candidate’s measured final reply. “Handled that very well, good on you. Hope you find a job you enjoy!” one wrote. Another echoed the sentiment: “You were way nicer than they deserved.”
The use of “u” in a professional context did not go unnoticed. “Using ‘u’ in a professional environment, yikes,” one commenter observed.
Others framed the outcome as a lucky escape. “I love your response. Sounds like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing at that company. I think you dodged a bullet! Good luck on your job hunt,” one commenter wrote. Another put it more bluntly: “I think if I got ‘...for u then’ like that I would cancel regardless.”
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One commenter offered a charitable read on what may have happened behind the scenes: “If they rescheduled the first time, this is totally on their end. I imagine someone made a mistake.”
Then there was the comment that pulled the entire thread into the broader job market context: “Bro, this market is straight trash. I’ve literally had like three good interviews and a job offer, but of course, the job offer is for a job that doesn’t start until the end of August even though I gotta make rent in two weeks.”
The original poster's instinct that they were already 50/50 on the role turned out to be useful. In a job market where employer behaviour during the hiring process is often the clearest signal of what working there would actually be like, the text exchange probably saved them time.