True stories · told to the Host, tagged, on record
Submitted, interviewed, and written up with the details that matter: how many rounds, how many hours, and where it fell apart.
Applied at 6am, interviewed at noon, hired on the spot - and the role will wait until after surgery. No take-home, no second round, no silence.
Candidate · via X
Read the full story →A team was laid off in January. The same roles now post out of Costa Rica. The work never went away - only the people who did it.
Laid-off team member · via X
Read →They passed four rounds. When a fifth was offered, they withdrew instead - because five interviews without a decision is itself a decision.
Candidate · via X
Read →Oracle cancelled the offers, reinstated them, then revoked them again. The same candidates got the news twice.
Candidate · via X
Read →They resigned for an offer that had already been made. Then the company said the business team never approved it - no reason, no notice, no job.
Candidate · via X
Read →Applied Monday, interviewed, offer received. No take-home, no second round, no waiting. The whole thing fit in a week.
Candidate · via X
Read →An offer arrived for a remote role, then vanished once the company learned where the candidate lived. "I get it… lmao."
Candidate · via X
Read →A phone screen, a middle manager, someone more senior - and if you're lucky, that's all. Four rounds is being treated as normal now.
Candidate · via X
Read →Five rounds for a mid-level role is unpaid consulting with extra anxiety. More than a thousand people agreed, which is its own signal.
Candidate · via X
Read →The interview was going well until the panel asked for a screen share. The wallpaper did the rest. The rejection landed the same day.
Software candidate · via X
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