[dininski]

Early 2019 I went for an interview with Uber. Mind you it wasn't in Silicon Valley, but at a smaller office in Europe. Anyways, the interview process is very similar to other big tech companies - 5 interviews, 2 on coding, 2 on systems design and a manager one. I've done and I'm still doing phone screens and interviews for my current company, but the level of unprofessionalism in Uber still stays with me. Most of the interviews were okay, but I remember the last systems design one, where the interviewer walked in with a glass of Bailey's and was acting like he was owning the place. That really put me off. Don't get me wrong, I like a drink as much as the next guy, but there is a time and a place for that. Definitely not during an interview. When it came to offering me a job, they did send me a RSU package as well, with the promise that the stock was massively undervalued and will skyrocket once the IPO is out. Guess what - just as everyone expected the stock tanked. I'm so glad I didn't take the job. It just showed a culture of not-giving-a-fuck, laziness and false promises. And that's not even in the headquarters. I'm definitely not surprised about the different levels of misconduct going on there. I did report the Bailey's guy when they asked me for feedback, but I still regret not walking out as soon as the guy walked in. My point is - if that's how they handle interviews, I wouldn't even wanna know what the overall culture is and I'm glad I stayed away from it.