Maybe that job does not exist and the job listings are just there to make the company appear thriving and growing.
this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2026
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Some companies have a policy to advertise a job even if they are giving the job internally.
Usually that works differently: Hiring managers may be required (by law or upper management) to advertise a job publicly but make sure „their“ candidate, which may also be external, gets the job.
However this does not fit ops scenario as they would neither need nor want to advertise twice.
Did you follow up with an email? Did you do a deep search of the company and the person doing the interview? Did you smile during your interview? Did you ask about salary?
Did you tickle their balls while you sucked on their toes? Anything for a job these days.
Bonus points if you bring a 1995 Chateau d'Agassac.
I did that once and it legitimately spurred another outreach from the COO at the time (small company) which then led to me being allowed to make a case for my hiring again and actually led to a job offer. So you never know?
The absolute worst case is that you slightly annoy the HR/TA at the company and they reject you again with a slightly annoyed letter.
Most likely case is that the same garbage AI system that rejected you the first time just rejects you again.
And best-case you get your case heard again and get hired, even if just for the perseverance.
So I don't see why not, an employment relationship is not like personal relationships where "no means no", it's not like you're stalking the company.
Can it be like I'm stalking the company? I mean, if companies are persons now, I wouldn't mind being such a pain in the ass that a company takes out a restraining order on me.
hides in nearby tree waiting for the next applicant so I can karate chop their balls to prevent them from applying
Nobody will get the job except me.
I did it once, the first time they just sent a no email. The sub cond time the hiring manager messaged me on LinkedIn a bit annoyed telling me no again. I looked them up recently as I was recently fired and I don't think that company exists anymore.
I guess you dodged a bullet then!
Maybe the company wouldn’t have died if they hired him!
Once applied for job didn't get it. Months later tenp agency sent me out to the same job. Had that job for 6 years before it closed.
skip this step and just work there. maybe steal something if they don't want to pay you.
Ok Kramer
I’m out there, Jerry, and I’m lovin’ every minute of it!
What’s in the briefcase?
Crackers!
I once applied to the same position I was fired from. They let me go for refusing to return to office towards the tail end of COVID. Advertised the position as 100% remote, so I figured they'd come to their senses. Never heard from them. 🤣
Something tells me you're from the US. How is this legal?
I was in Canada at the time. Not sure what that changes.
Ah heck, sorry about that one regardless. Those bastards
The people who sign the paychecks don't like having to admit that one of the peons was right.
I know. That position had a particularly obnoxious marketing person in a technical lead position. No idea how they ended up there.
Nepotism.
I literally got my last job this way. 4th one and I got a formal follow up and was hired. Seems like their Agentic HR system was just incompetent though.
This made me laugh. Go for it. Waste their time. Give me the job description and I'll do the same.
I didn't hear no bell
Anyone else read "I've come to bargain" and hear Cumberbatch in your head?
~~DORMAMU~~ Applebee's ! I've come to bargain
🤣🤣
I thank my lucky stars every day that I picked a field where this has basically never been a problem. Is it horrible stressful bullshit that no one in their right mind wants to do? Sure. But when one employer finally properly pisses me off I can spend the night applying to other jobs, go home to sleep for the day, and wake up to 3+ interview requests in my voicemail and have offers by the end of the week.
Never taking a sign on bonus again though. That was some predatory shit. If I wanted to get another job before August I would have to get the next one to cover it (but it wouldn't be hard, I'd probably even net positive, I just don't wanna get trapped in a cycle of it).
I will say though I mentioned to the clinical lead that my contract for that bonus is up this year and her eyes briefly widened in panic. People act like she lets me get away with whatever I want and like yeah. I'm doing like three different specific things she does NOT want to have to replace or do herself. And every time I get bored and do a side project for the night she gets partial credit for "promoting innovation" or whatever. And there's only like one specific thing I'm a little shit about and I do everything else at a level no one else holds a candle to so 💅
I did that and got an email saying that I had already applied for the job.
That sounds promising. A company that does good bookkeeping. I'd wanna work there.
it's a wonder anything gets done at all, when you see how seemingly 99% of business is conducted
ive seen then do on several occasion, reject, post the same job like 6months later with more requirements, then tested it again they added more requirements the next time.