'Thank you for wasting everyone's time.'

A candidate who had accepted another offer wrote a thoughtful WhatsApp message to a recruiter, explaining the decision and thanking the interview panel for their time. The reply came back as four words: "Thank you for wasting everyone's time." The exchange was posted to r/recruitinghell, where commenters noted the irony — companies ghost candidates constantly, but when a candidate exercises the same agency, it becomes a personal affront. One commenter summed it up: "Now you know exactly what kind of bullet you dodged."