5 weeks ago, I applied for a new job as my contract was ending. This new position that I was applying for was a full-time, direct hire role.
I went through 3 virtual interviews and then flew out for a final interview. The day after my final interview, I received a phone call and an offer from the hiring manager. I accepted the job!
My hire date was scheduled for this coming Monday. I had received my laptop and several other pieces of company issued equipment over the the past day and a half. This morning, I started the the onboarding process.
I got a call this afternoon from the VP of HR that the company was now officially in a hiring freeze and that the job I was supposed to start on Monday was not going to start at all. They would also send me the instructions for sending back all of the equipment that they sent to me.
So, just a reminder, that your company doesn’t give a shit about you.