In 2025, it shouldn’t still be shocking when a woman asks a question about salary and instead gets asked for her Instagram. Or her full picture. Or worse, whether she’s “open to having sex” with a senior officer. But it still happens — and in the most common, expected places, like job applications.
Recently, a woman in Noida applied for a personal assistant role and expected a professional interaction. Instead, she received creepy, deeply inappropriate messages from the recruiter. Her story, which first surfaced on Reddit, is not just viral — it’s deeply disturbing.
“Applied for a job in Noida in the role of a Personal Assistant. The pay is good but the person/recruiter is being extremely creepy. I’m pretty sure this isn’t the industry norm. Before this convo, he even asked me if I was married! This is so disheartening.”
She started with a standard question: could the salary be negotiated? Instead of answering, the recruiter asked for her photo. Then her Instagram. Then made a remark about “enjoying” time with a senior officer. That word, “enjoy”, when questioned, was casually translated by him as “staying with” a senior officer — clearly suggesting a sexual favor.
Even after she raised her concerns, stayed professional, and kept asking for a proper interview schedule, the recruiter didn’t stop. He kept pushing. Kept crossing the line.
What was once just a job opportunity turned into a disgusting power play.
“I would be more glad if you scheduled the interview rather than asking irrelevant questions,” she told him.
She remained respectful. He remained creepy.
Finally, after being pushed too far, she stood her ground — reminding the man that her uncle is an IAS officer and warning that she would share screenshots. His last response? “Good luck.”
Good luck? That’s what a predator says when they think they can get away with it.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t a one-off. This is part of a much larger problem where women are constantly objectified, even in professional spaces. Where applying for a job opens doors not just to opportunity — but to harassment.
And yet, every time a woman speaks up, someone will say she’s “overreacting” or “misunderstanding.”
But as she herself asked:
“Am I in the wrong for feeling creeped out over this?”
No. She isn’t.
She’s exhausted from having to justify why basic decency should be expected — not demanded.
Let’s call it what it is: harassment. And let’s stop brushing it off as “unprofessional behavior” or “miscommunication.” It’s predatory. It’s wrong. And it needs to be stopped — not when it goes viral, but when it happens.
Because women shouldn’t need to threaten legal action just to be treated like human beings in a job interview.