The Other Side of the Table
Companies make their own promises. They tend to sound more considered.
- "We will be in touch either way." Three rounds of interviews, then nothing. No call, no message, no acknowledgement that the process ever took place.
- "The timeline is around two weeks." Eight weeks pass. An automated rejection arrives, addressed to no one in particular.
- "We value diversity and have built an open culture." The person hired looks much like the last five people hired.
- "Flat structure, plenty of room to shape the role." By the second week: three approval layers for a single email.
These things go largely unmentioned. There is an unspoken understanding that the applicant ought to be grateful for the interview, and leave it at that.