. Essentially, OP had a function with that other company the candidate claimed she was a part of. They explained that they are well aware of her, but did in fact confirm she’s actually a part of an agency that subcontracts over the weekends. This alone made the story spread in the locality. But it didn’t end there.! But one with a bit of a twist. OP recently changed jobs and, as it turns out, that candidate from years back works there too.
But here’s where it gets wholesome. They talk things out, turns out it was sheer desperation to get out of a workplace—one that pushed her to do extreme things. She apologized, it was a good talk, OP even offered to help her out if she ever ends up leaving her current position. Across the three posts, OP got a bit over 5,600 upvotes, but the engagement was real. OP did address the elephant in the room and apologized that he didn’t have a petty resolution for this. But hey,There was a handful of people who remembered this story, and the absolute majority were happy to see it turned into a wholesome redemption story. Though, some did advise caution as profuse apologies and downplaying behaviors can be a sign of compulsive manipulators.
But here’s the twist: the candidate ended up working under the author of the post after they had switched jobs, and she approached them to apologize