I have applied to over 80 jobs. 80!
And still waiting to hear... even in the professional/career world I find that so many professionals are, well, unprofessional.
I had three interviews for a marketing coordinator position at a small publishing house. They said I was one of their top choices and that they wanted to hire soon. I sent them writing samples, did an opine of one of their manuscripts and they checked my references. "We'll let you know in a couple of weeks."
A couple of months later I still hadn't heard anything. So I sent a friendly email.
Nothing.
I got more persistent and sent a second one just asking if I was still being considered for the job. Civil this time, not necessarily friendly.
Four days later I got a curt email saying that the job had been given to someone else.
So what if they didn't want to hire me (they weren't all that nice anyway), but here I am waiting for months, told I'm a top candidate, and they don't have the courtesy to let me know their decision? It's fine that I didn't get the job - I wasn't the right fit - but were they ever going to tell me?

When did professionalism and efficiency evacuate the workplace?