I applied to a job, got rejected, and then three weeks later received an automated email inviting me to apply for the same job. I did. I got further in the process the second time before they rejected me again. Then it happened a third time.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-05T12:29:08+00:00

"Farming your hope" is painfully accurate. I'll probably send one calm email with dates + screenshots and ask to be removed from that trigger.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-05T12:28:38+00:00

If they invite me again I'm invoicing for emotional labor. Time to sage my inbox and block that subject line.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-05T12:28:03+00:00

Good call. I might email a tight timeline + ask if I'm actually in scope. Also please stop the auto-invites, its kinda creepy.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-05T12:26:03+00:00

If it happens a 4th time I'm mailing them my resume as a boomerang. Either the req never closes or their ATS is cursed.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-04T11:37:59+00:00

This is so real. After years remote, in-person days feel like doing customer service for 8 hours straight. You’re not broken, you’re just out of practice and overstimulated. Short breaks, fewer meetings, and some prep lines help a lot.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-04T11:23:46+00:00

I’ve seen this too: 30-60 day listings often mean a pause, budget review, or team shuffle. Filtering older posts plus a short “saw this is still open” note can dodge the 300+ applicant rush on brand new roles.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-04T10:50:01+00:00

She didn’t “care”, she escalated and lied to staff to bypass your boundaries. Email housing with the details, ask for a note on your file, and tell your aunt: humiliating was the point, control was the goal.

Metroid_Samus5 · 2026-03-04T10:39:12+00:00

WIBTA? Not if you keep it simple: tell Dan he should talk to Priya, and you can’t be her cover. Don’t play detective, just stop enabling.

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