> The blacklisted for a year thing sounds like the normal Google, “Try again in a year” messaging that happens whenever someone doesn’t get an offer for failing interviews. Again, don’t know if that is what happened, but it hardly constitutes anything nefarious.
To be clear, this is the "You are not permitted to apply for any positions at this company" messaging for people who pass interviews and fail to sign offers within 4 days.
That is crazy; I had the exact opposite experience I just mentioned in another comment. When I turned Google down I was told I could come back and skip the interviews any time in the next year. (Presumably no longer valid with the freeze, but still.) And this is the second time I've turned them down after getting a concrete offer! Personally I did not expect "aw shucks, hope you change your mind" when I did that and yet that's precisely what I got.
To be clear, this is the "You are not permitted to apply for any positions at this company" messaging for people who pass interviews and fail to sign offers within 4 days.