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Firstly the at least according to the article the car was not even part of her "presentation" of herself. She was rejected because she ticked a box online saying her car is too old.

Also even if she did show up in something you would consider a bad mode of transport not sure I understand how could that impact her ability to be a property manager in any way?

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As per the article: she was supposed to drive to places for work with her own vehicle. Old vehicles have a higher rate of having mechanical issues, making it less likely for her to be able to reliably do the job. I can see the logic that an old car impacts her ability to be a property manager in that situation.

Of course, I would argue that if the boss wants me to be places, he better provides a company car. I guess a place that is so dingy to make someone use their own ride for official business is not a place I would want to work for in the first place.

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