# Twenty-Seven, Thirty, and Three Weeks of Silence

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

An interview at an eye-care centre went well enough that the hiring manager made a verbal offer: 27. The candidate asked for 30 — inside the range published in the ad. He agreed. Three weeks later the offer was gone. The negotiation turned out to be the last real conversation either party had about the job.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · Reddit · 21d old](https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1vxze67/offer_rescinded_after_3_weeks_of_waiting/)*
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