I interviewed for a role that on paper seemed aligned with my goals and experience. The interview went fine, I thought (I'm not always good at being able to tell, and thought I bombed plenty of interviews that I eventually got an offer for).
I made the mistake of telling a few people that I interviewed for the role, so people kept asking if I'd heard back. After about three weeks with no contact from them, I followed the advice I was given to send an email and follow up.
I normally wouldn't bother with this, in my experience they already know what it is they want, and me emailing or ringing to show I'm keen or whatever isn't likely to change things.
But it did start to bother me so I dropped a very brief, polite email to let them know I enjoyed meeting with them but that I assumed they had gone ahead with someone else (they had said they were looking to move pretty quickly).
It's been a few more days and yup, nothing. No response to the email or any other contact.
I feel like reaching out and following up was a waste of time, and just feel more annoyed about the lack of contact. After an interview, the least you can do is give me a no.