I have been interviewing with a bunch of tech companies, including Google, Facebook, and other big companies. A friend of mine recommended me to Slalom (Austin), and I had a couple of technical rounds which I cleared easily.

I had an in-person meeting with the interviewer in Austin.

It was the worst interview I've ever had.

Right off the bat, the interviewer seemed to have the attitude as if they were doing me a favor by giving me a job. I've been talking to several other companies which pay much better than Slalom, and I've always found them to be humble, respectful, and felt as if they wanted me to join their company.

Here, it was the opposite. He seemed pretty arrogant about their 7 offices and 4004 employees. I felt as if this would be a job where my creativity wouldn't be valued and I'd just end up being employee no. 4005.

It felt as if I was interviewing for a position of a Walmart salesperson or McDonald's counter crew. I asked for a salary which was above their pay range.

They ended up rejecting me. I guess because they pay such low salaries as compared to other tech companies, they want people who'd have nowhere else to go except Slalom.

If you have any other option, I'd recommend going with that other company. Stay away.

Just for the record, I ended up being hired by a company in Silicon Valley.

Usually, people who interview you generally start by asking about the projects you have done, followed by trying to tie up the common threads in those projects. They try to gain a perspective on how you accomplish your goals.

The person I was interviewing at Austin was above all this. His interrogation methods included gems like:

Him: "Tell me about yourself!"

Me: