Pakistani job-seeker asked to spend ‘quality time’ with boss; 70% of women face workplace harassment in Pakistan- Report
Even something as mundane as job hunting can become a terrifying ordeal for women. A job seeker in Pakistan was subjected to sexual harassment when she applied for a trainee position at Giga Group, an Islamabad-based firm. The woman, a young graduate named Adina Hira had applied T for an entry-level trainee and office assistant position through the Indeed app.
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Taking to X, Hira revealed that she received suggestive messages from the hiring manager of Giga Group. In the screenshots she shared, the recruitment manager claimed that the personal assistant was expected to “spend quality time with the boss.”
Hira lamented that being a female job seeker in Pakistan was not for the faint-hearted. “Being a girl in Pakistan is too difficult! I applied for a job on the Indeed website, which was for fresh graduates, and this is the message I received. It's unbelievable!!! Who knows how many innocent girls they must have taken advantage of? When a fresh graduate looks for a job… they either encounter disgusting people or those with wealthy parents who get in through references. This country is hell!” read her post.
She also shared a series of WhatsApp screenshots where the hiring manager named Sadam Bukhari claimed that there was only one open position at the company — the role of personal assistant. Although she would be paid Rs 45K and also be provided with
