if anyone tries to gaslight you, show them this post

i’ve been in hiring meetings. sometimes the team loves the candidate, but finance shuts it down.

“More senior candidate” really just means “we’re stalling until budget clears or we can underpay someone desperate.”

I got a referral from a founder, crushed the panel, then got told they were freezing the role.

Literally every line here is truth. It’s like we’re being gaslit into thinking we’re not good enough when the reality is the whole system is broken.

i keep thinking if I just network harder or redo my resume again, maybe I’ll break through.

Can confirm. I’ve had three hiring managers tell me I was “great” only to ghost or send the classic “we went in a different direction” email.