She had interviewed and met both remotely and in person, this guy was merely an HR drone confirming her documentation. I was a little bent when she told me he had asked her to remove her blur filter “to have a look at her working environment, make sure it’s not cluttered” (something along those lines). No one else at this company requested such. Was he way out of line?
I should note, this is my PC in our living room and not where she will be working from. And this guy wants a look around our home?! Told my wife to bring this up once she’s settled in, ask HR if this is policy. She started today!
She thinks it’s a racism thing. I’m not so sure, but I don’t have any other explanation.
I re-read your post, yeah that’s a bit strange. A lot of times, when I had worked remote, I would take my laptop and chill outside to do my work. A lot of the meetings I got into wasn’t even indoors. You’d think they’d maybe ask during the interview process? Rather than after getting the job offer.
Nonetheless, HR fkin sucks. I’ve been burned just once by HR and that’s all it took to realize HR is never to be trusted.