Tether.to interview questions

Day 1: Submitted my application and in few hours received approval with calendly link to book an intro meeting. (first available slot was +15 days) Day 16: Intro meeting was very nice and friendly and took about 10-15 mins. In couple hours I received followup to choose a day to complete take-home assignment. I've booked my free day in a week. Day 23: I have not received my assignment in time so I have to ping the HR. Later in about 5 hours I received my task and completed it. The task was ok and not overcomplicated. So I sent the result to the HR Day 24: Received response that they would review my task Day 28: I pinged the HR if they completed the review. Received response in couple hours that they were still reviewing Day 37; I pinged the HR again Day 38: "After careful consideration and discussions with the team, we’ve decided to proceed with other candidates who we feel are a better match for this position" I'm completely fine with rejection decisions based on fit or experience. However, the overall process felt poorly coordinated and unnecessarily prolonged, especially considering the assignment had a strict completion window on the candidate side.