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Re:No engineer has ever sued because of constructive post-in... by planetzero on Friday February 07, 2020 @12:07AM (#22263392)
A couple of years ago, I was ghosted by a company after being interviewed. A few weeks later, I realized that the guy that interviewed me was just hired as a consultant by the company, and convinced the boss to hire him instead of me for my job.

How did I find all of this out? Over A month later, they called me back.

This was after I had been strung along by the business owner and the guy that interviewed me for over a week where they were going to make a final decision about hiring me..and then nothing. They couldn't be bothered to return my phone call or respond to any emails.

They left a message that I had to schedule an appointment with the guy that interviewed me to basically interview me again.

I, of course, never called them back, but sent both of them a nasty email telling them to fuck off in so many words.

I never thought I would be ghosted like this from a potential employer.

Re:No engineer has ever sued because of constructive post-in... by hondo77 on Friday February 07, 2020 @12:23PM (#22268338)
> I never thought I would be ghosted like this from a potential employer.

Get used to it. It sucks but if I got upset like I used to when a company ghosts me (I'm not just talking about after initial phone screens but even after lengthy on-site interviews), I'd be dead from the stress by now. It happens so often these days. Some companies behave decently but it seems that many more companies are following the lead of recruiters and behaving like jerks.

Re:No engineer has ever sued because of constructive post-in... by clarry on Friday February 07, 2020 @05:46AM (#22264786)
But there's a massive shortage of talent. Of course employers would ghost you. They can just hire the next consultant in queue.