'Extremely inappropriate': Woman says she was turned down for job because she didn't wear makeup during interview

A New York women East alleging that She was denied A high level job because A recruiter did not believe her appearance watch enough effort.

In A viral Tic Tac that has has been seen on 266,500 times, Melissa Weaver, 30, said She did all of THE things that would be be In double with A desk dress coded In her video interview For A vice president role In human resources has A technology company.

Weaver said She was resistant A black blazer And white button shirt — both ironed — stylized her hair In A turn off look, And painted her nails A neutral color.

But A thing She doesn't to have on? Makeup.

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"I doesn't think was A big agreement," Weaver writing In A essay has Insider about THE incident. "But apparently, he was has her."

Weaver said She thought THE interview went GOOD — he even went ten minutes longer that program — but was surprised When She received A E-mail days later saying that However She was "In double" with What THE business research In terms of experience And values, She would be not be moving on has THE following round.

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As A HOUR expert se, Weaver pushed For back, which East When She was said via E-mail by THE recruiter that THE business was "concerned that You doesn't put ahead enough effort In your appearance given You were interview For A Vice President role."

"My reaction was A little of shock. A, that someone would be to write that In A E-mail. But more SO, that In 2024, This East always event," She said. "Audience that because I did not have do that, I was either way less qualified Or doesn't seem as I was as enthusiastic about THE job was just confusing."

People In THE comments jumped up has The weaver defense, call THE of the recruiter decision "savagely inappropriate" And exhorting her has Before THE E-mail has THE the society head of HR.

"It is savage She said that In A E-mail has You," A person wrote. "This would be Never be said has A man."

"That honestly feels as discrimination," another said. "Not hiring You base on your look?”

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Weaver did not call out THE business by name.

According to has LinkedIn, Weaver last work as A Senior People Business Partner has Action Network Before be laid disabled In December 2023.