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From the article, it sounds like he did pursue. After some interviews Microsoft dropped contact.

>>Wowfun+(OP)
Could these be a second side to the story that maybe he didn’t interview well or some other reason?

>>SV_Bub+j4
It would probably sting less if they didn't ghost him. Not giving the benefit of the doubt to Microsoft on this.

>>SV_Bub+j4
from an earlier reddit comment,

> I'm sure there was a reason they decided to not hire me. Maybe I had a shitty attitude? I don't know. I'm not questioning that. But I think an email letting me know and some credit would be fair to expect.

>>SV_Bub+j4
So, his product is a good fit for Microsoft, but he is not. I hope that’s not the case.

>>mroman+V6
It appears to be the fate of such package manager creators. The homebrew guy was also rejected (by Google).

>>Wowfun+(OP)
Which I don't find all that weird. Quoting OP here; "after visiting the campus, I wasn’t too sure I wanted to work for such a big company, also moving from Canada to the U.S. wasn’t something I was too excited about".

In the past, I've been in talks with an employer about a job, and my enthousiasm was only so-so, and that tended to put a brake on the proceedings.

>>sb8244+A5
The big companies often end up ghosting the guys they don't want to hire. A long time ago, I was an intern and got fully ghosted by Nvidia. It was very annoying but my life probably worked out better for it.

>>renewi+bj
There's a big difference between ghosting and sending a mail informing you that the process has stopped.

I realize I'm missing some context here, but I can't see how your life would work out better from _not_ receiving a heads up that the process has ended.

>>Fredej+Et
I think maybe he means that he feels better off no longer being associated with a company that wouldn't give him the benefit of that letter.

>>cerber+wc
That's perfectly fine but I'd expect the company, especially a company as large as Microsoft, to at least clarify the situation instead of just brutally ending communication.

I too have been in a similar situation (being interviewed at a startup and being clearly not super enthusiastic about the position being offered) but they decided to go with somebody else they gave me a courtesy call letting me know about it. I think it's the right thing to do.

>>cerber+wc
I don't find it particularly weird either, but it makes for a much more nuanced narrative compared to "Microsoft wanted to hire you for your package manager and you rejected them."

I just think Microsoft should have found a way to credit the guy. Even just a footnote in their WinGet announcement blog post would have been better.