In the middle of the hiring process I decided to review the company I had applied to in Glassdoor.
The reviews were very demotivating because they all mentioned multiple waves of layoffs in the last year.
By the time I read the company reviews in Glassdoor I had already had 3 interviews: phone screen, technical interview (leetcode) and system design interview. I performed excellently in all of them. The feedback from the interviewers and the recruiter was really good.
In my last interview with the hiring manager, everything went perfectly until it was my turn to ask questions. I could almost tell he was about to offer me the position. This was the question I asked him:
"When was the last wave of layoffs at <company>?"
He was surprised; I could tell by his facial reaction.
One week later, the recruiter sent me an email with an absurd reason for why they decided not to extend me an offer.
Do you think that the question I asked was the sole reason for my rejection?