The team told me they really liked me, and HR confirmed they were willing to move forward with an offer. What held things up wasn’t my performance—it was internal timing, since they said it was waiting for executive approval.
Because of that approval step, the process stalled after everything had already been evaluated. I didn’t end up with an offer from my end of the timeline, but the most memorable part was how close it felt while still being out of my control.
Overall, it left me with a mixed feeling: I could tell they valued me, yet the final decision depended on bureaucracy that I
