[JPKab]

holy shit. I'd be furious.

In my case, I was pissed, but mainly due to opportunity cost rather than the trip itself.

By the way, you should email their founder and let them know. I doubt he/she is aware of this, and would be equally furious to know that their workers are burning bridges like this, because that's exactly what they did.

In my case, the company did actually burn a bridge. My much larger company was looking for a strategic partner with high levels of data science expertise on sensor based data. This particular company came into consideration, and I made sure to remove them from selection. Hell hath no fury like a geek scorned.

[logfromblammo]

Founder? The company in question was founded in 1986 and swallowed by a multinational in 2000. If I'm going to tilt at windmills, I'd prefer to aim my lance at those that have not yet unseated me.