42f41069
applied to a series B startup. had:
1. recruiter screen
2. hiring manager call
3. technical phone screen
4. 4-hour onsite (system design + 2 coding + behavioral)
5. team fit chat with the CEO
that was 3 weeks ago. recruiter stopped responding to my emails. checked linkedin - they already hired someone else.
5 rounds. 12+ hours of my time. and they couldnt send a fucking rejection email.
195e4ff9
name and shame. glassdoor review. blind post. these companies get away with this because nobody calls them out publicly
cb511403
i will never understand how companies can put you through 5 rounds and then not have the basic decency to send a template rejection email. its literally 30 seconds of work
315f9c9d
welcome to 2026 hiring. i got ghosted after a FINAL ROUND at stripe last year. recruiter went completely dark. found out through a friend who worked there that they had a hiring freeze. nobody told me
b43ea5b6
the CEO did a team fit chat and then ghosted you? thats actually psychotic behavior
47866103
always always always have competing offers or at least other active processes. never put all your eggs in one basket. companies will waste your time without a second thought
95893af9
series B startups are the worst for this. too small to have a real HR process, too big to have the founder personally follow up. you fall through the cracks every time
