SLEAZY RECRUITER RESCINDED OFFER

I went through final rounds and got a written offer with a deadline. Before that, the recruiter called me out of the blue past work hours.

When I returned his call the next morning, he pushed aggressively for a comp number. He made weird personal comments about my unemployment and finances, which felt totally inappropriate.

I kept it professional, declined to give a number, and moved the conversation to email. He sent the offer, I gave a reasonable counter, and then…silence.

I followed up, got vague replies, and then the offer was quietly pulled with no explanation (still within the active window).

It felt less like negotiation and more like retaliation.

Recruiter asked: "Do you not know how to read a job description? Why don't you say a number first? The ranges are right on the job description."