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Oh here's another one - I was interviewing at Google and got an offer, and I decided to ask for a meeting with the HM because the other job I was considering at

Oh here's another one - I was interviewing at Google and got an offer, and I decided to ask for a meeting with the HM because the other job I was considering at the time gave me an interview with the HM that was really enlightening and made me feel good about taking the other job over Google. I figured it would be a good way to directly compare the two jobs since the comp, etc. were similar. The moment I met the HM I wanted to leave. He was brusque, felt like our entire meeting was a waste of time, and was, quote, surprised that they had finally filled his job req. I tried to brush this off as him having a bad day, and sat down for coffee with him. We started having a stilted conversation in which I mentioned that I had just adopted a dog, and his first response was, "oh god, I _hate_ dogs, please never bring it to work." That was kind of the end of that. Sure, maybe it's petty, but I was getting bucketfuls of bad vibes from this guy.

shaftway 3y ago
That totally sucks. When I was at Google I was asked to do a few of these interviews, and from my perspective I loved them. They counted towards good citizenship, but you didn't have to do a write-up. Literally all you had to do was present a realistic view of the company, positives and negatives. And have a good vibe. I was always honest with candidates and tried to give them advice to navigate the hiring process and the first few weeks of work. I told them what work would realistically be like. Some joined, some didn't, but I like to think I gave them a good perspective on the company in a non-judging, non-interview environment.