My exact issue is this: I took time to prepare my resume and cover letter for my application. Social contract dictates that the hiring team should then take the time to review my resume and cover letter. Instead, they told me that my resume and cover letter looked good and moved me forward in the process.
After the chat portion, which involved much requested reading and answering questions, they then told me that my resume did contain the experience they were looking for. Thus, they did not respect my time.
The process is well documented on their website. They estimate the process to take nearly 50 hours in total. Unfortunately, the process is disorganized and favors the interviewer's time far more than the interviewee's time. As a developer, it's very frustrating when the employer spends a tenth of the time the candidate spends during an interview process.
I should have listened to the many other negative interview reviews here on Glassdoor.
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The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Automattic Javascript Engineer role in United States.
Automattic's interview process for their Javascript Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Automattic's Javascript Engineer interview process in United States.