Interviewing with DISH was an average experience that ended up being a large waste of both their and my time. I was approached by one of their internal recruiters for this position via LinkedIn. They mentioned the role would require 100% on-site attendance, and that they were willing to relocate the right candidate. (The job was on-site in Denver, while I am in Texas.) They provided me with the job description, and when I mentioned that the listed compensation range is much lower than I would be interested in relocating for, I was told that exceptions could be made for the right candidate. I wanted to be up front and not waste either party's time, but this assurance kept me interested, so I pursued the opportunity. Interview 1: The first interview was a google video call with the direct supervisor. She was able to give me a good idea of what would be expected of me, and what they were looking for. She moved me on to the next interview, with her boss. Interview 2: He was located remotely in India, and I offered to meet with him at 6 AM my time as it worked better for him. We met and he gave me a broad overview of the direction he is taking the department, and the projects expected that I would be working on. Again, the interview went great, and we discussed the next steps in regards to relocation. He wanted me to meet and interview with the VP. Interview 3: I was scheduled to meet with said VP on a wednesday, and the night before I received a call from the recruiter. They wanted to fly me out asap to complete this final interview on-site, meet the team, etc. Okay, great! They must have a good feeling about me as a candidate if this is the direction they are going. I am unable to submit PTO for a day upcoming on such short notice, so I take an unpaid day the following Monday in order to accommodate this on-site. I soon after received my travel and interview itinerary, and I am flown out on sunday evening. On-site: On site, I met with the supervisor and the team I would be working with. They gave me a tour of the campus, showed me where I would be working, and then I had 3 interviews: I met with the head of payroll, the head of their "Tech Enablement" team, and finally, with the VP mentioned earlier. In my opinion, the interviews all went very well. I was looking forward to working with this team and this company. The language being used was very positive, and I was told that an offer would be coming "by wednesday at the latest." Wednesday came and went, and when I reached out to my recruiter, he tells me he will call me tomorrow (thursday). On thursday I get the call and am told that I will not be receiving an offer. I was told there was a candidate that "better aligned with the companies goals." No specific feedback on what that is. I will admit this was hard news for me to hear, it seemed all but certain at this point. I was ready to accept that I didn't make the cut until I saw that the job was re-posted about an hour or so before the recruiter called me. I reached back out to him to see what happened, as by that point I was aware that there was only one of this position being filled. I still have not received a response. I reached out to the supervisor with whom I had already connected with on Linkedin, and less than an hour later I found that I had been blocked by her on Linkedin. I was completed taken aback by this. The only conclusion I can come to here is that something shady is going on when I can't get a clear answer on why I was not selected. I reached out to the VP I interviewed with as a last ditch effort to get some feedback and understanding on what happened here. It's been more than a week without a word from anyone. If I had to guess, the issue is the compensation amount. Since I have no official word from the company on this point, I'm only left to speculate. It's obvious there was not another candidate selected. So my assumption is that the recruiter over-promised without having approval. I have never in my professional career been completely ghosted by a company when requesting proper feedback, post-interview. At the end of this month-long ordeal, I am only left with confusion, and lost wages from taking an un-paid day to fly out to interview before being ghosted.