# The Presentation Was Ready. The Answer Was No.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Candidate · via X

A final-stage rejection, this time after preparing a full presentation for the last interview. The post is not angry so much as depleted — the candidate is stepping away from the search for a while because the cost is no longer only time. One rejection you can absorb. One after you have done the work twice over is a different weight.

*Source: [@sallyacb275 · X · 410 likes, 9 reposts, 87 replies · 1d old](https://x.com/sallyacb275/status/2098440354768797806)*
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