Seven interviews, with more still to come
Seven interviews in, the entry-level compensation-analyst role was still asking for more.
The process had already meant taking time off work and driving to offices an hour away. The candidate had already needed enough cover stories to start counting them: “I almost want to drop out because there are only so many ‘doctor’s appointments’ I can go to.”
The role came with what they described as underwhelming pay, but the process kept growing. After seven conversations, the question was no longer how to prepare for the next interview. It was whether to keep showing up at all.
Seven interviews are the mechanism here, not background: the process has already required time away from the candidate’s current work.
The offices are an hour away, and the process has already meant driving there. The source says there are still more interviews to come.
The mismatch gives the account its edge: this is an entry-level compensation-analyst role with pay the candidate describes as underwhelming, yet the process is not finished after seven interviews.