I am so done with people in the professional world.
I have been trying to secure a placement year for what feels like forever and I have been ghosted FOUR times by people who all had one thing in common,they came to me, or encouraged me, or made promises. I never chased people who showed no interest. Every single one of these people gave me a genuine reason to believe something was happening.
First, someone responded to a speculative email I sent, called me personally, mentioned an interview, and then left me on read when I followed up. An actual phone call. Then nothing.
Second, someone I did an internship with told me to reach out if I ever wanted work experience again. I did. He ghosted me, came back months later and apologised, said he’d ask around again and then ghosted me a second time. Same person. Twice.
Third, I posted on Reddit about struggling to find a placement and someone voluntarily offered to help me. Reached out to me unprompted. And then never responded to my email.
And finally, the worst one. Someone I knew from work experience, who works as a SOCIAL VALUES MANAGER, was actively going back and forth with me for weeks. She asked me when I was available. She asked ME. And then she just stopped responding entirely.
I have been professional every single time. I have followed up politely. I have done everything right. And I keep getting treated like I don’t exist.
I don’t understand why people make promises they have no intention of keeping. A simple ‘sorry this didn’t work out’ takes 10 seconds. The silence is what kills you because you’re left waiting and hoping for something that was never coming.
This has genuinely affected how I see people. I’m exhausted.