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Alice Yan

A university graduate in eastern China who said she was threatened with blacklisting by a human resources staffer after she turned down a job offer has taken mainland social media by storm.
A public backlash against the HR worker came after the graduate released an appeal post on a leading social media platform on July 20, Hubei TV reported.
The 23-year-old woman graduated from a university in the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu province this summer.
She said she got a job offer from an outsourcing company in the city.

However, the woman did not want the job after she found out that the company pays salaries at the end of each month and its premises are a long distance from her rented flat.
“Sister, I am afraid I have found another employer who provides higher salaries. So I will not go to work at your company. Sorry for having disturbed you,” the graduate told the HR worker on social media.
The HR staffer replied: “As was expected. You have sent out your CVs on a large scale on Boss [a major job recruitment website].”
“You have not followed the spirit of the contract. You lack integrity. We will ‘promote’ your behaviour in the industry,” the HR employee said.

The graduate shared the records of their conversation online, captioning the post: “Am I wrong for looking for a better-paid job?”
The graduate said she quickly formed a bad impression of the company, the name of which was not given in her post.
“I wanted to know more about pay packages. I asked why they only give a dinner allowance if workers work overtime beyond 9pm, instead of 6pm. The HR staffer appeared impatient, simply telling me not to worry about the details,” the graduate said.
Chen Pingfan, a lawyer from Furong Law Firm in Changsha, central Hunan province, told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald that the graduate and the company had not formed a contractual relationship.
“The spirit of a contract does not apply in this case. The company has muddled a contractual relationship and a moral assessment,” Chen said.

He suggested the graduate report to the labour supervision authority.
She could also take the company and the HR worker to court for damaging her reputation, according to the lawyer.
A record 12.2 million graduates left campuses across China this summer, placing increased pressure on an already tough job market.
The urban jobless rate for people aged 16 to 24, excluding students, was 14.5 per cent in June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.


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