I recently completed 5 rounds of interviews for the Senior AE position at Vividly, which concluded with meeting Chris, their VP of Sales. After investing significant time and preparation, I was contacted by the recruiter who told me that the senior role had been suddenly filled and that their Q1 budgets were now "locked" only for a junior-level role. This pivot came with a $40k drop in OTE from the original $240k comp package we had discussed from the beginning. The blatant dishonesty of this bait and switch tactic was confirmed one week later when the company reposted the exact Senior AE position at the original $240k OTE. It is clear that the claims about filled headcount and budget constraints were complete fabrications. This is a deceptive and disingenuous way to treat candidates, and it reflects a total lack of integrity within their leadership and recruiting teams. To see the senior role re-posted shortly after being told it didn't exist is a blatant slap in the face and a complete waste of a professional’s time. I would caution anyone considering a role here to be extremely wary of their hiring practices, as they do not respect talent or operate with any level of transparency.