This was one of the worst experiences I've ever had.

There were two or three introductory telephonic rounds scheduled. Every time, I was made to wait, but no one appeared on the call. They didn't even have the courtesy to let me know if they couldn't join. I had to adjust my office timings accordingly.

Later, I was told there was no need for an introductory call and I would have my F2F directly. I didn't know much about the company, only what I could gather online.

I arrived for my first interview. The interviewer didn't seem very open. Without any introduction, he started asking questions. After the round, I had lunch there and was asked to wait.

After an hour and a half, I had my second interview. This was with the same person who was supposed to have had the introductory call with me. I asked him to explain the work, at least now, along with my basic understanding. He explained it beautifully; I'll give him that. He also admitted that it was impossible for me to comprehend the work from the internet. Then, he gave me a question and left the room. After five minutes, he returned and asked me to speak with HR.

"What happened?"

"Please make sure if you want to join the company."

"I do; that's why I stayed when you explained the work."

"We really need to see that passion in you. You should have browsed the internet and known about the work before coming here."

"I already told you that I did. You only accepted five minutes ago that it was impossible to understand from the internet. What was I supposed to do – not come here, or come here and get clarification? I was interested, which is why I came. If you still want me to leave, I will."

"Yes, please leave."

First, he didn't attend the many calls he was supposed to. Now, they called me to their site and made me leave because I didn't know things he would have told me.

Anyway, I then talked to HR. She was quite dubious, just pretending to be good. "Unlike other HRs, I am doing this or that." But she wasn't focusing on the topic.

Me: "What is he (the interviewer) talking about?"

The following statements were repeated over and over. I felt like I was talking to a random character in a video game:

• "Your profile does not match our role." - "Then why did you call me? You already knew my profile."
• "You might not have performed well in the second interview." - "I was moved out during the interview without an explanation for a single answer."
• "Perhaps the second interviewer had a discussion with the first one and decided something." - "Then why did you start my second interview? And if you started it, why end it abruptly like this?"
• "Why didn't you ask about the work in the first interview?" - "That's not the point. But still, I'd say that I didn't feel comfortable with him. Maybe if I had asked, you would have kicked me out in the first interview. Do you encourage me not to ask anything?"

I asked her multiple times to tell me frankly what the issue was. Not being selected is fine, but I needed to know if it was because of my poor interview performance. She said, "I will get all things clarified and write to you soon." But, as expected, nothing happened.

There were no explanations. I was not shortlisted, and I don't know if it was because of my poor performance in the interviews. But these people have no honor – they do not deserve positions like these.

Interview 1:

• Abstract classes versus interfaces.
• Why we use interfaces over abstract classes.
• Given a sentence with each letter as a node of a linked list, reverse the order of the words (not the words themselves). "My name is Batman" -> "Batman is name My"
• Zigzag level traversal of a tree.

Interview 2:

Copy a tree such that the copy has every node containing the sum of the subtree under it.