# Five rounds. "Great fit." Then silence.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Job seeker · via r/recruitinghell

Five interview rounds. Every conversation ended with assurances he was exactly what the team needed. The hiring manager told him an offer letter was coming. Then: nothing. Weeks of automated "still under review" status updates and unreturned emails. The candidate posted on r/recruitinghell asking whether this was normal now, and hundreds of replies confirmed it was.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · trending](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/he-was-given-silent-treatment-after-being-promised-job-offer-angered-netizens-tell-him-how-to-take-revenge/articleshow/124554719.cms)*
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