Sadly, not a new phenomenon. It does seem to have gotten a lot worse. One time, way back in ~2012, I did an all-day onsite interview with several people, lunch

Sadly, not a new phenomenon. It does seem to have gotten a lot worse. One time, way back in ~2012, I did an all-day onsite interview with several people, lunch with the team, and everything. A full 8-hour gauntlet, and they ghosted me after it.