4 months, 7 interviews, all done and dusted, numerous congratulations mails and messages and now they say they can’t offer the job.

Weird flex, but not okay 🤬

IBM, you shithole.

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You ever hear those stories about people missing their flight that ends up crashing? That's your life right now OP, congratulations

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Sounds about right

Be happy this happened. This place is a sinking ship with no life boats in sight. Morale is horrible, projects aren’t selling, and anxiety about layoffs never goes away

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Yeah, I did get a wind of it by reading the IBM bowl here. This app has my utmost respect.

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Sounds like something IBM would do. I’ve heard multiple stories of employees that were RIF’d and then called 6 months later to come back just because enough projects landed

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It’s a sign you didn’t want the job. Any company that mass lays off recent grads 6-12 months after starting, you want no part of

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in that way no one should work for PwC either.

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Several of my friends went through the same thing.
People there are also worried about layoffs and have a hard time getting staffed all the time.
It's a circus there.

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I'm glad you posted this. I'm 2 months and 5 interviews in with the last contact being with HR over offer details but now 2 weeks of radio silence.

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Yeah I know, I have missed few good opportunities and I feel so frustrated now.

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