‘Lazy and Mediocre’: HR Team Fired After Manager’s CV Gets Auto-Rejected by System

In a shocking turn of events, an entire HR team was terminated after a manager discovered that their automated system had mistakenly rejected all job applications, including his own. The manager, who works in the tech industry, took to Reddit to share the alarming situation that led to the downfall of his HR department.

Job seekers often face an uphill battle in the application process, with many submitting numerous applications and receiving little to no feedback. The manager highlighted this frustrating experience, particularly when rejection emails arrive almost immediately after applying. "Auto rejection systems from HR make me angry," he expressed, noting that in three months, his team couldn’t find a single qualified candidate.

Manager’s Experiment:

Determined to uncover the root of the problem, the manager conducted an unexpected experiment. “I created a new email and sent them a modified version of my CV with a fake name,” he recounted. The results were alarming: he was automatically rejected without any human review of his qualifications. Upon reporting this oversight to upper management, he revealed, “half of the HR department was fired in the following weeks.”

The investigation revealed that the HR department had set the automated system to search for candidates with expertise in the wrong software. They were seeking an AngularJS developer, while the position required expertise in Angular, a different framework entirely. “The truly infuriating part was that I was consistently told they had candidates who didn’t pass the first screening process, which was false,” the manager added.

Social Media Reactions

The incident sparked widespread discussion on social media, with users expressing disbelief and frustration.  

One of the users said, “Must have been a really hard decision to make.”

Another one humorously said, “You can tell their consideration was very careful.”

A third user shared that, “i'll do you one better. In junior year of college my roommate was applying for internships. He got a rejection email 20 seconds before he received the application received email lol.”