India, Aug. 15 -- A person who was hired through 'reference' for a job where he failed the interview has taken to Reddit for advice, claiming that his colleagues now ignore and dislike him. "Am I being targeted at work because everyone knows I failed their interview before joining?" he asked, explaining that he job-hunted for two years before finally landing his present gig at a product-based company through someone's reference.

In the post, the employee detailed how he had repeatedly failed the company's technical interview because his expertise lay in Spring Boot and Angular, while the firm worked with a completely different tech stack. He said he only secured the role after a personal reference reached out to the CEO.

"The CEO himsel...