I was contacted by HR about an opening. The representative seemed really enthusiastic and friendly, and I had read great things about the company, so I decided to interview.

The phone screen went really well; the interviewer was great, and I answered the questions well. The following week, I went to their office for the interview. The workplace seemed cool, with a definite feel of being in an innovative startup.

And then everything went downhill. The first interviewer asked me the most bizarre questions. It wasn't that they were hard, they just seemed stupid and pointless. He also grilled me with some follow-up questions, which were equally stupid. To make it worse, the entire time, he had a condescending tone. Throughout the interview, I just wanted to get out of that room. He also claimed some things about standard C that weren't true.

The second interviewer was better. The questions he asked were actually not bad. However, he did rush me a little; I wish he would have just sat back and left me to it.

All in all, the first interviewer made this one of the worst interviews I have ever had. They stopped interviewing me after the second round, stating that I didn't have what they were looking for. What the company needs to realize is that they also don't have what most qualified candidates are looking for in an interview: a good experience.

Signed an agreement to not discuss the interview.