My resume was selected from an online submission. I was originally excited by the role description and salary range, but upon speaking to the talent recruiter she catfished me. She first asked me what my salary expectations were. My answer was within the range posted online. She then revealed that the maximum budget was 20k less than what the job posting said, therefore well below my expectation stated. I was a bit taken aback and needed to pause. I tried to find the silver lining by asking a few more questions about the role, but she was very short with me and told me that since I paused to think it seems like its not the right fit. It felt like she was very junior and lacked the awareness that sometimes people are willing to take a lesser paycheck if there are other kinds of opportunities with the role. Its incredibly unethical to treat people like this with a manipulative interaction. Job seekers are working to find the right opportunity, the least we expect is a respectful process with employers.