I'd bet $50 you're their second choice but their first choice hasn't given them a firm yes yet, so they're keeping you in reserve. I'd carry on looking in that situation.
I agree with the recommendation to keep looking for a job (since this is a promising low-likelihood opportunity); there are other likely scenarios:
- They hope to find someone better and/or cheaper, and they can afford to wait. Presumably benign.
- The advertised position isn't certain; factions within the company might not want to spend money for a new employee (or for someone else's employee in particular).
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I'd bet $50 you're their second choice but their first choice hasn't given them a firm yes yet, so they're keeping you in reserve. I'd carry on looking in that situation.
I agree with the recommendation to keep looking for a job (since this is a promising low-likelihood opportunity); there are other likely scenarios:
- They hope to find someone better and/or cheaper, and they can afford to wait. Presumably benign.
- The advertised position isn't certain; factions within the company might not want to spend money for a new employee (or for someone else's employee in particular).
I was thinking the first one since the founder told me they had a frontend dev from Russia and said they're really "cheap".
I had this in mind on the final interview, but I didn't want to lowball my compensation because of the fact that the position is remote.