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Re:I am sick and tired of hearing tech companies complain ab... by cableshaft on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @02:22AM (#27205227)
I haven't gotten it from interviewers, but I have from tech recruiters. Specifically remember being cursed at for "not bothering to learn Rails yet". I did not put Rails on my resume or LinkedIn and the recruiter reached out to me, apparently without thoroughly reading anything about me.

But I have been laughed at on a phone interview before. It was for a game dev job, and I was told by the recruiter ahead of time "They just need anyone with any game dev experience at all," so I didn't spend too much time studying for the interview. I had developed and released several full games, even popular ones, but they were all 2D Flash web games.

So I was completely unprepared for 30 minutes of being grilled on 3D graphics math and console development. I answered to the best of my ability, and could have done better if I hadn't been misled by the recruiter, but no, it felt like I was being toyed with by the interviewers (kept hearing laughter multiple times after I answered).

I got a different and (equally good) job in the industry and the company that interviewed me ended up closing down about 6 months later, so it worked out for the best anyway.

Re:I am sick and tired of hearing tech companies complain ab... by nowherebeen on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @02:53AM (#27205426)
I have had a very similar experience at a tech company. Was told they just wanted to have a chat (I wasn't applying for a job posting), and then suddenly it was a full-fledged interview that I wasn't prepared for. I got humiliated and was angry as hell for being misled. I still remember it to this day.