easy. you immediately flag the job in your mind as NO and move on mentally. try to be polite and diplomatic but still abort ASAP what I do life is too short,

easy. you immediately flag the job in your mind as NO and move on mentally. try to be polite and diplomatic but still abort ASAP what I do life is too short, and good engineers in too high of demand, to put up with toxic people or groups in your life. trick is to spot them early, before you've said YES and began a serious mutual time investment