I can't describe how this makes me feel

[gridlore]

When the Container Store people called to tell me that I didn't get the job, they told me that it was just too many applicants for a limited number of jobs.

Today, they have another want ad on craigslist. Same damn job.

If you are going to tell me I didn't get the job, don't bloody lie about why.

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[rickvs.livejournal.com]

Now, I'm not sayin' they didn't lie to you, but there is another possibility. I used to work in the same building with a placement agency, and they bitched about something that apparently happened regularly: jobs that they'd filled months before showing up again in online ads. Apparently someone was trying to fill a quota, and didn't care whether the jobs they posted were up-to-date or not.

[eleri.livejournal.com]

call, ask politely (seethe quietly).

Learned from a job councelor once that you can get all sorts of jucy tidbits of gossip if you call a job you didn't get and say you're wondering why you didn't get the job because "you're wanting to improve your interview skills" or somesuch BS

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Two other possibilities: an error somewhere (the listing wasn't properly cancelled, or was erroneously replaced). The person they hired, or another person in the same job, quit or was fired.

Or, of course, they could simply have lied to you.

Regardless, I can understand why you're pissed, and I hope you're able to find something soon.