Reneging on paying for interview expenses is the most scummy thing that companies regularly try to get away with (well, OK, no it isn't, but in this industry it is, mostly).
That's exactly why I tattle on this particular company--Tyler Tech, in Lakewood--at every available opportunity. (In the U.S., truth is sufficient defense against defamation.)
They also had me drive my own car from Madison to Milwaukee, to catch a flight that actually stopped in Madison after the first leg, just so they could save a few bucks on the airfare. And then they refused to pay for the mileage between Madison and Milwaukee, after promising earlier to reimburse all my travel expenses.
I put up with an awful lot of inconvenience from interviewers without comment, but every little slight is ratcheting up the minimum acceptable offer from that company. And if you act like sleazebags at the interview, you had best be prepared to lose any candidates with an ear to the grapevine.
