New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- In a recent LinkedIn post, a job seeker based in Whitefield, Bengaluru, shared a perplexing story of being rejected for a remote position simply because of her residential address.

The applicant, Suki Rajendran, took to the social networking site to detail her experience, sparking a discussion among professionals about the evolving and sometimes arbitrary hiring practices in the city.

Rajendran noted in the LinkedIn post that she was eager to take up the position. "I got an interview call from a company I was genuinely excited about, great role, remote, exactly the kind of work I've been looking for."

The initial conversation with the recruiter was positive until a seemingly normal question about her location came ...