'Applied' for position after deadline. Competition not happy.

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There's an opportunity at my workplace and I wasn't sure if to 'express interest' or not. In the meantime I've spent some time shadowing people in the role and decided to go for it. There's 4 other candidates who are unhappy that I've expressed interest after the deadline. None of them have taken the chance to shadow/get experience which I would have thought is a must to show motivation and better understand the role.
- I missed the deadline to 'express interest' in an upcoming position. I was on annual leave during the deadline but that's no excuse - I knew about it the week before and all we had to do was say if interested (the email about the opportunity was vague, informal, and not very clear on many counts). Perhaps I should have said there and thenI was interested but I had to really consider what direction I want my career to take as this would limit future opportunities as I'd need to commit.
-I've since got some experience which has given me insight and I am interested.
-Others interested are unhappy about this late revelation.
-Although management gave a tight deadline to respond the process has stalled and nobody has heard back (including me - so I may not even have an interview).
-Others interested are unhappy about this late revelation.
-Although management gave a tight deadline to respond the process has stalled and nobody has heard back (including me - so I may not even have an interview).
Fair or foul?
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Don't worry about other people and their thoughts.
Whether to apply the deadline or let is waive is entirely up to Management and not your control or responsibility.
You expressed an interest and heard nothing back - maybe they will never provide you any response if they determine your interest was invalid.
If you are the one they want for the role in any case, I am sure they will find a way to interpret the rules to suit the outcome the business wants.
Simple answer to others is that if they are the right person for the job they will get it regardless.
You can only look after yourself, so good luck.
The next question on my mind is - if they don't like the fact you are being considered, what exactly are they going to do about it?
They might decide they no longer like you - is this likely to be of any consequence?
Not hitting the deadline is potentially a bad indicator, so be prepared for it to be but if it turns out it isn't then what can anyone do about it?
There may be some social impact depending if you work with these people or not but officially I don't see the problem. You may want to think about how they came to know.
General advice is worry less about what the posse think. There is much bigger fish to fry.
What does it matter what anyone here thinks? You've already done it, so 'views' are totally irrelevant to anything.
In most larger and corporate and govt organisations the deadlines are strict.