Weeks

Hey everyone, hoping to get some brutally honest reality checks from folks who have navigated Microsoft's ATS and HR chaos. I recently finished a final loop for a Software Engineer II role. I thought it went well, but the post-loop communication has been a complete rollercoaster. Here is my exact timeline: • Thursday, Feb 12: Completed my final 4-round interview loop. • Monday, Feb 16 (Presidents' Day): Received a generic, automated rejection email from the system saying they are not moving forward with my specific Job ID. My Action Center portal flipped to "Not Selected." • Tuesday, Feb 24: Emailed my primary recruiter just asking for a standard status update and feedback from the loop (I ignored the automated email). Absolute silence. • Tuesday, March 3 (3 weeks post-loop): Sent a final follow-up email to my primary recruiter, but this time I CC'd the initial sourcer/recruiter who did my very first phone screen. • Same Day (A few hours later): The initial sourcer finally replied with this exact wording: "Adding my colleague [New Recruiter Name] who is now managing this req, she will update on the feedback." 1. Has anyone experienced this exact "Recruiter Handoff" scenario after a holiday auto-reject? 2. Does the fact that the sourcer specifically said the new recruiter will "update on the feedback" mean my loop scores were positive and I'm heading to Team Match? 3. Or is this just a classic case of a dropped ball, and the new recruiter is just going to open my file and confirm the automated rejection from 3 weeks ago?