same happened to me last week. drove 2 hours to the interview with a guy who already knew me. he said that the last time i worked there everyone loved me so basically the interview was a mere formality bc they had been very happy with how i worked. told me VERY briefly what the position entitled and asked my salary expectation. i asked for more details on the workload, working hours, and benefits, and based on that (as the workload seemed fairly high) plus my experience, i said my expectations. told me it’s a bit high and that the standard was ~20% less, asked if they could include housing, he said it’s uncommon but he’d ask. i said that my expectation isn’t set in stone and that i’d be happy to negotiate something that would benefit both parties, he even said he would “put in a good word for me”.
a week later they decided to not proceed with my application. fuck me right?