OP dodged a bullet frankly, but it really sucks when most big companies all shoot at you. We don't even need to promote much discussion on it TBH. If OP is to

OP dodged a bullet frankly, but it really sucks when most big companies all shoot at you. We don't even need to promote much discussion on it TBH. If OP is to be believed, the company blatantly lied to OP and wasted a large chunk of his time. Just like in anything else in life, if someone is not held to the consequences of their actions, they'll keep doing it. It's frankly pathetic if this remains the norm for our profession. It's not like most of us applicants go in, blatantly lie, and waste the companies time. We, and every other worked applying to any job, should at least be treated the same as a bare minimum.