The role was senior director level at a major telecom. The recruiter\u2019s tone was warm from the first call. By the time the candidate flew out for the final round \u2014 a five-hour on-site with multiple panels \u2014 the messaging had escalated to something approaching a guarantee. "We\u2019ll build the role around what you enjoy doing." "If there\u2019s anything we can do, you name it." A quick decision was promised.
Four days passed. The candidate noticed the job had been reposted. A polite follow-up went unanswered. Then another. Two weeks of silence followed \u2014 no rejection, no update, no acknowledgement that the interview had ever happened. The travel expenses were never reimbursed.
The story landed on r/recruitinghell, where the pattern was instantly recognisable to readers. The love-bombing, the reposted listing, the radio silence. Several commenters noted that recruiters often have little control over final decisions and that candidates should decouple the expense claim from the emotional wound. But the central grievance stood: a company that cannot send a two-line email after five hours of a candidate\u2019s time is not disorganised. It is telling you exactly what working there would be like.