An unemployed tech worker recently detailed what might be the most egregious job search experience ever, revealing that after eleven technical interviews and a week-long project, the company rejected him, but the story seems to take a weird turn based on his X post. This unbelievable situation shows just how utterly wild the hiring process has become in the tech sector, blending extreme gatekeeping with outright intellectual property theft.
The candidate, known online as Steve the Beaver, posted a screenshot of the official rejection email he received after what he called at least eleven interviews for a single role, per DailyDot. The email itself is a masterpiece of corporate audacity. It thanked him for completing the “first phase of our interview processes,” which included the eleven technical interview rounds and the completion of the intensive, one-week take-home project.
