They seem fairly closed rather than open questions. They imply they are running a closed checklist for purpose of insta-rejection, as opposed to being curious o

They seem fairly closed rather than open questions. They imply they are running a closed checklist for purpose of insta-rejection, as opposed to being curious or open minded or wanting to know more / initiate a conversation. At worst, it reads as simply a list of bad experiences. And that's fair. Reading HN, impression (correct or not) is that a lot of folks are expert enough, highly paid enough, demanded enough, to afford to be arrogant aholes. And that's, again, fair enough! On the other hand, some employers can also afford to do their own rejection checklist, and being an arrogant ahole may be on it. It ultimately always comes down to what your priorities are.