So to date I've only ever walked out on one interview. Years ago I applied for a programming position, entry level pretty minor. I had some broad experience had a degree, matched the qualifications. I saw another job that didn't match me at all, it was for electronics engineering and seemed like a manufacturing job to be honest. I think you all see where this is going.
So I go into the interview for the programming position I applied for, all the emails clearly say it in subjects and all…initially I'm stuck waiting for 20 minutes, shoulda been a red flag there but I'm nice. Go in do some formalities, suddenly I have 3 interviewers. They say something about how they have a quick aptitude test before they continue…hand me a test and leave.
Immediately I realize these questions are about voltage and resistors, I know somethings off but I go thru it, I know some of this by chance.
They come back take the test without looking and continue the interview at which point it becomes perfectly clear they are going on about engineering. I stop them and ask what's going on, I'm me and in here to interview for a programming position….que the silence
One of them finally pipes up and says “well actually that position doesn't exist and hasn't existed for some time, we would actually like you in our production line so let's continue.
Stood up right then and said “nope this interview is over I'm not interested” swiped my resume that id printed off myself on that thick fancy resume paper right out of their hands and walked out the door as they scrambled after me asking me to reconsider and how I'd really like it if I gave it a chance.
No clue if I would have but I will not deal with bait and switch…they knew damn well what they were doing, and if they had to do it that way then that job was probably garbage.