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- Not in any given relationship it doesn't. You can't ghost someone that has already ghosted you.

- On a systemic level, you're just propagating the same crappy behaviour that you don't like to see in other people. I don't see how that makes things better for anyone.

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I think they meant:

- Candidates can decide they are not interested in the position anymore and ghost the recruiter/employer without warning

Similarly,

- Employers can ghost candidates and recruiters

- Recruiters can ghost candidates and employers

It's a ghosting triangle. Candidates probably get ghosted the most, but certainly recruiters and employers are ghosted as well.

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