Overview
- Priyanka Joshi, a GIS professional, wrote on X that she declined a likeable applicant who lacked the required skills for the role.
- She described the choice as difficult yet necessary and invoked the Bhagavad Gita’s principle of Nishkama Karma to frame it as duty-focused.
- In a follow-up, Joshi said she could have trained the candidate for a longer engagement but the current project required immediate productivity.
- Coverage notes the post has surpassed roughly 60,000 views on X with responses split between support for merit-based hiring and calls for indirect help.
- Suggestions from users included connecting the applicant to other opportunities, while Hindustan Times said it has sought further comment from Joshi.