r/interviews • u/lifestyle2001 • 15h ago

Why do they do this?

Why do hiring managers and hr people say they’ll give you an answer by X day and almost never meet this deadline? It only creates expectations and restlessness.

PS: I’m at the final stage of a super long hiring process and the head of people said I’m a finalist and would give my an answer by Thursday (yesterday) or today… Any advice?

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u/Nach0Maker 15h ago

People are busy and it's a holiday weekend. I wouldn't expect anything before Wednesday.

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u/lifestyle2001 15h ago

But yesterday and today isn’t a holiday, right?

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u/eriee 10h ago

Lotttttttta people took today off to enjoy an extra long weekend. Don't stress just yet. It's annoying to have someone give you an incorrect deadline, but holiday weekends are wonky.