The technical questions were, in his view, vague questions that demanded very specific answers. The would-be team lead was condescending from the first minute. By the end the candidate knew how it had gone — so the next morning he wrote to them first. He was pursuing a different company culture, he said. He was not going to stand around waiting to be rejected.
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He Bombed the Interview, So He Sent the Rejection First
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View source →Technical round — vague questions, exact answers requiredTeam lead condescending throughoutCandidate sends his own rejection the next morning
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