> it's fairly clear to me that the author failed the interview I’m not so sure. The interview could have been a pretense to get more information, e.g. strategy

> it's fairly clear to me that the author failed the interview I’m not so sure. The interview could have been a pretense to get more information, e.g. strategy for future development. Also, in a sufficiently machiavellian environment, candidates can easily “fail” interviews by just seeming smarter than the hiring manager, scaring that manager into thinking they’ll be leapfrogged.