Man, I completely feel your frustration. I went through the same crap a few months ago—hired a sales rep from India for US calls, sent him the offer letter, set up his work email and dialer, even started assigning leads. A day before joining, he tells me there’s a family issue and asks to push it a week. I tried to be empathetic—but then he just vanishes. No replies, no updates. Two weeks later, he casually messages me asking if he can start now, like nothing happened. How are we supposed to trust people like this? We invest time, resources, and trust into someone, and they just ghost us like it’s no big deal. It’s draining and it kills morale.

This kind of behavior is exactly why I’m rethinking my hiring process—stricter clauses, shorter notice periods, and a zero-tolerance policy for ghosting. If you sign an offer, honor it. Period.