I got a call from their HR, and I mentioned that I had ongoing processes with other companies. She seemed very eager to move things quickly and scheduled two interviews for the very next day.

The first interview was with a manager, who showed up late. The conversation felt unprofessional, with the manager trying to come off as overly friendly and casual. It made me uncomfortable, and I wasn’t sure how to respond. He spent a lot of time talking about the departments he manages and mentioned he’s looking for strong candidates like me. He then asked what areas I found interesting. I mentioned I had another interview later in the day, and he casually said it would be easy and that the interviewer is a nice guy.

The second interview was a coding task. The interviewer was also a few minutes late and didn’t even introduce himself before asking me to briefly introduce myself. He then asked if I knew what the company does, followed by bragging about the company and showing me some interface he apparently uses with his wife. That turned out to be the introduction to the coding problem.

I solved the task optimally without any issues, but the interviewer didn’t engage or ask any questions, so I assumed everything was clear. He seemed aloof and answered my questions impatiently, which gave me a bad impression. Once I finished solving the problem, it felt like he just wanted to wrap up the interview quickly.

Later, HR called to say it wasn’t a good interview because I didn’t communicate my thought process enough and that my solution was too slow, even though we finished 10 minutes before the scheduled time. It felt like the decision was unprofessional and based on the interviewer’s biased opinion of me rather than my actual performance. Overall, the experience left a bad impression.

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