Eight rounds, thirty people. Then they said the salary was a mistake.

A job posting advertised $110,000 to $150,000. The candidate completed eight interview rounds, including a substantial take-home project, and spoke with roughly thirty people across the organisation. At the end of it, the recruiter called to say the posted salary was a 'mistake' — the actual maximum was $90,000. The candidate withdrew. Users on r/jobhunting suspected the entire exercise was bait-and-switch: dangle a competitive salary, extract months of engagement and a completed project, then reveal the real number when the candidate is too invested to walk.