I have definitely been part of interview processes where the team unanimously rejected experienced candidates who express visceral negative and incredulous reac

I have definitely been part of interview processes where the team unanimously rejected experienced candidates who express visceral negative and incredulous reactions to being asked to demonstrate basic programming proficiency. The story here has hints that it may be in this category. Some candidates with decades of experience expect to immediately have philosophical discussion about where software is headed, and offered their choice of management/architect positions without talking about code, and get upset when the interview starts out with some softballs. The irony is they get ejected before the interview gets to the good stuff, we do ask about philosophy and management, but a bad attitude can take that off the table very quickly.