Guy that set the interview asked for my availability last week, I provided it because I'm actively looking for work. No word back until Sunday, where he indicates my response was unclear and requests availability for this week. I provided him two dates/times. He picked one and I set the appointment(I didn't get an invite, I had to set the appointment). I call to confirm and sure enough, he communicated a different time to the guy doing the interview.
I oblige and show up for when the guy doing the interview was ready for it, the wrong time but meh all good.
Entering into the building Suits(we'll call him suits) is on the phone and allows me to tailgate him into the secured facility(huge red flag) and proceeds to simply walk away. There's no visible reception however he did mumble something while walking away. I followed not having heard, to which suits turns around and barks at me to wait at the front, okay.
Immediately after the gentleman doing the interview asks me if I would like a coffee, water etc, super nice bloke. I grab a water and we go into the meeting room, all seems normal. He's non technical but has sheets which he goes through and picks out questions that aren't just a waste of both our time.
Mid way through suits comes in, with no introduction at all proceeds to sit down without introduction. He's got a full on suite on… hair all done up and very hard posturing. I'm business casual, and proceed to try and engage without much success. He goes on about serial connections, then continues onto gumming about some clients running Windows 7, then onto how they rolled out mfa to 70 people that all used the same e-mail address.. proceeding to him bragging about how he's using Windows O365, then onto how they have implemented OpenAI into a live production offering.
He asked if I had any questions, I asked how he felt he did in meeting people where they were… which in turn led to him saying he doesn't pander to people and refuses to meet people where they were, alongside talking to himself without answering a single question.
I was done when he made all in one swoop a misogynistic and ageist comment about their clients and doubled down by telling me they don't have HR. That's when I was done. I thanked the first guy for his time, while suits pretended to be on a phone, I suspect knowing that he dun goofed.
They have no web presence and a few negative reviews, I can only assume those were directed towards suits.
Now in hindsight I think there may be some controlled substances involved to lead him to believe his behavior is okay.
I've never ever ever had such a wild encounter. The original bloke gave me his personal cell, I told him I'd keep an eye open where I land a position.
wow. #endrant