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A woman had been chosen for a senior-level position in a company. But instead of immediately accepting the offer, she wanted her husband to meet the CEO first.
The CEO saw it as a sign that the candidate wasn’t capable of making decisions independently. (Representative Image/Representative Image)
Getting hired for a senior position is no small feat. But what happens when, after landing the role, a candidate makes an unusual request that instantly changes everything? That’s exactly what happened to a woman selected for a top role at a Mumbai-based company – only to be rejected immediately after. Vinod Chendhil, CEO of the noodle brand Naturally Yours, took to X to share his surprise.
“Spoke to a candidate today, who wanted us to meet her husband after we had selected her. Instant reject,” he wrote, making it clear that this was a dealbreaker.
Spoke to a candidate tdy, who wanted us to meet her husband after we had selected her.Instant reject.
P.s: This was for a senior level hire.
– vinod chendhil (@vinodchendhil) March 18, 2025
The woman had been chosen for a senior-level position, but instead of immediately accepting the offer, she wanted her husband to meet the CEO first. Not just a casual introduction, though – she expected him to “interview” the company to see if it would be a good fit for her.
For Chendhil, this was a glaring issue. He saw it as a sign that the candidate wasn’t capable of making decisions independently. In another post, he clarified the situation. “Because she wants her husband to say yes for her to join us. Why would an independent woman want that? Basically, she wants her husband to interview us to see if it’s ok for her to join. Shows she is totally dependent on him. How will she ever take any decisions, if she cannot take a basic one? And she is not an intern asking us to speak to someone elder, right? Huge red flag,” he explained when asked why she was rejected.
Bcas she wants her husband to say yes for her to join us. Why would an independent woman want that. Basically she wants her husband to interview us to see if its ok for her to join. Shows she is totally dependent on him. How will she ever take any decisions, if she cannot take a…— Vinod Chendhil (@vinodchendhil) March 18, 2025
The post triggered a discussion on X. Some agreed with the CEO’s stance. “I have had conversations with female candidates’ parents BUT at intern levels. Mostly to allay any anxiety around their kid being safe & taken care of (it’s their first job, so understood),” shared a user. “At senior levels, it’s a crazy thing. There’s no way it would have worked. Good call,” he added.
Another entrepreneur joined in with a similar experience. “True. We interviewed a person from Delhi who agreed to join in Bangalore but then said my family may not allow it and we said an immediate no,” recalled a user.
However, not everyone thought Chendhil’s decision was fair. Another user saw it from a different perspective. “I hear you. But this isn’t a red flag on her part. (And I’m very aware that yours isn’t a business of empowering women.) But it’s not a sign that she cannot make decisions—it’s a sign that her family wants to control where she works. You might as well have rejected a really solid candidate just because society is structured in a way that functions against women. She isn’t totally dependent on him, if she was, she wouldn’t be applying for the job. Also, my comment might miss a lot of nuance since I don’t know the whole story but this doesn’t make sense to me,” she wrote.
Chendhil responded by stating that his decision wasn’t based on this one request alone. “Other red flags” emerged during the candidate’s three-hour interview, he revealed.
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Delhi, India, India
