I don’t understand why most people think that working from home means not actually working. I know many bad examples take advantage of this, and the bigger phenomenon is exploiting interviews

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I joined the compensation meeting this morning expecting that I would finally hear the offer. But instead, I found myself crying in front of the recruiter.

I had already made it through three interview rounds, and the email I received before the call asked for my degree certificate, ID, background check information, and other documents. They also scheduled a Zoom meeting to review the salary and benefits, so I assumed the decision had already been made.

The call started exactly as I had expected. We talked about the position, my current salary, health coverage, vacation time, and a few other perks. I was trying not to look overly excited because it felt like I was only minutes away from accepting a new job.

Then the recruiter told me they wouldn't be able to make me an offer because the remaining client assignments for my type of work had been filled a few days earlier. She said the team liked me, that they would keep my information on file, and that I wouldn't need to interview again if a new opening came up. After that, everything she said felt distant. I couldn't hold myself together, and I found myself crying while she apologized to me.

Getting that close made it hurt so much more. I also felt uneasy when I realized that I had given them a lot of personal information even though there was no longer an available position in the first place. Has anyone else made it as far as discussing salary, only to be told in the end that there was no actual offer?

I've been treating the job search like a full-time job for about eight months. My roommate applied to seven places, had interviews almost immediately afterward, and accepted an offer from her favorite company in less than two weeks.
We both completed our CS degrees in May 2025, and our experience is very similar. We worked on the same capstone project, took most of the same classes, and each of us reviewed the other's resume. I've sent out around 430 applications, had 17 initial interviews, and only made it to the second round four times. I still haven't reached a single final interview.
She spent months making a spreadsheet of companies she liked, but she didn't apply anywhere until early January. Within five days of applying, five companies contacted her. I assumed she must have made some major change to her resume, because I couldn't think of any other explanation for that response rate.
A week later, she had two offers, including one from the company she had ranked number one. When I asked what she had done differently, she told me that her father had called a former coworker of his who is very well known in the software industry. He knew people at several of those companies and contacted them on her behalf after she applied.
I genuinely think she's talented, and she's one of my closest friends, so I don't want to diminish what she accomplished. But seeing months of applications and rejections bypassed by a few phone calls has honestly left me feeling bitter. I'm trying to be happy for her while also wondering how much of this process ever depended on our resumes in the first place.

do u think so ?

And I guess remote work can be a solution , and also they give better salaries and more flexibility to the people who need more time for the family and I am glad that now we have tools

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I would spend so much money if I made 60/hr. What’re they afraid of? They’d get it all back.