Everything went well until the final step: foundational. The hiring manager didn't even show up. Instead, another guy, unrelated to the role itself and with a weird ChatGPT-Ghiblified profile picture, showed up. The interview itself felt as if the role was unavailable the entire time.

The interviewer didn't smile, didn't ask any follow-up questions, and even lost his patience when I said I was feeling nervous. I couldn't even show much of how I prepared for the interview since he was being cold, rude, and unfriendly the entire time, even though I asked multiple times if there was anything that needed more explanation.

Tell me about one complex project you did.