Title: I&#x27;m a senior iOS developer with background at a FAANG etc, so during good times it was always very easy to find jobs. Recently I&#x27;ve had some pretty bad experiences with two YC companies in a row.<p>In both cases I went through long recruitment processes, spoke at length with the founders and technical staff, did a (paid) trial project, in one case this lasted for almost a month. In both companies everyone I talk to was extremely positive, even gushing, so I was not surprised to be hired.<p>I was very surprised though that in both cases they changed their minds before the formal employment had begun, due to their financial situation.<p>They were never rude, and they did pay me for the hours I had worked, but it still wasted a lot of my time since I didn&#x27;t seek any other jobs while trial working for them.<p>It&#x27;s hard to imagine that it was some kind of ruse to get very short term work done, but it&#x27;s also hard to see how they couldn&#x27;t plan better. Perhaps they started hiring on the expectation of being able to raise money, but that seems unprofessional and disrespectful towards the candidates, no?
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