Overview
- A Hyderabad-based Uber recruiter posted on LinkedIn Monday that a candidate who accepted an offer and was sent a company MacBook failed to show up on their first day and could not be reached.
- The recruiter said calls to the candidate returned a message that the number did not exist and that the candidate’s LinkedIn profile disappeared after the no-show.
- He reported tracing the delivery address to a vacant plot behind an abandoned building and said Uber’s IT team found the laptop factory-reset, routing through an encrypted proxy to unusual coordinates.
- All details come from the recruiter’s posts and social-media coverage and have not been independently verified; the candidate’s identity was not disclosed and there is no reported company or law-enforcement confirmation.
- The episode underscores risks in shipping devices before start dates, gaps in address and identity checks, and the need for stronger device management and pre-onboarding verification to protect staff and assets.