I was a contractor, and my manager offered me the chance to apply for a full-time position. The process went well until the final interviewer, the one who was going to make the decision. This individual was in his 50s and one of the very early Microsoft employees. For some reason, he just didn't like me much, and his behavior throughout the interview was very rude and arrogant.

It blew me away when he took his socks off and started picking dirt between his toes while I was answering questions. Needless to say, I didn't like it much, and I guess it ended the "Microsoft experience" for me.

All other interviewers were nice and willing to cooperate (i.e., no grilling tactics).

After two weeks of "deciding," they finally told me they were not going to offer me a position. But since I stayed as a contractor, my manager actually told me (off the record) that the "Big Boss" indeed didn't like me from the moment I walked in.

Questions weren't exactly too challenging; they were within the normal range for an SDET.

Write a function that determines whether a given number is prime. Discuss performance improvements.

Write a function that takes a linked list and removes every other element in it. Discuss test cases.

Describe a bug of which you are proud. Why are you proud of this bug?