A recruiter admits: candidates who ghost are playing fair

A recruiter from a boutique firm took to r/recruiting with a confession that netted 7,000 upvotes: they no longer blame candidates who ghost. The reason, they wrote, is "clients who have lost their damn minds" — five-plus interview rounds, personality tests, unpaid projects, and salary ranges hidden until the final stage. The recruiter disclosed they now spend 15 hours a week chasing candidates who've "decided life's too short for this BS," and they've started warning candidates about toxic clients before the first interview.