On: Spent 50 hours on a take-home assignment only to be ghosted

[aetherson]

There are definitely people who feel like this, but I'm with your parent poster -- I do not want to have an uncomfortable conversation with you about why you're not giving me an offer. This isn't a breakup. We weren't dating. You can just send me an email.

[retiredcoder → aetherson]

I’d guess they opt to do so not just to give you a chance to provide feedback but also liability.

[jiveturkey → aetherson]

especially when it's just an offer/rejection. we aren't talking about a layoff.