HelloFresh Software Engineer interview experience

From the outside it sounded like the hiring was finalized—but the next step completely derailed me.

They referenced a works council mechanism that, as I understood it, can invalidate signed contracts based on subjective factors without providing a clear reason. After all the effort and time I invested, the offer effectively didn’t hold. The most shocking part for me was the lack of justification and the sense that nobody internally could meaningfully challenge the decision, which left me feeling like there was no real guarantee despite signing.