My ex-colleague recommended me for this position.

First, I received a HackerRank assignment, which I passed and advanced to an HR interview stage.

I can confidently state that it was by far the worst HR interview I had during 10 years in the industry. The conversation felt more like an interrogation; the interviewer was unkind and arrogant.

Because I couldn't recall, off the top of my head, which metrics aside from revenue analytics my previous job used to gauge product success, the interviewer concluded that I am not interested in what product I make (???). This is not only ridiculous but also as far from the truth as possible.

After that statement, the interviewer told me I would be a better fit for a mid-level engineer position. A week later, I received a rejection email 🥴.

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