| Why do you think an interview has to be "fair"? These companies do not even pretend to abide by laws and norms around hiring and firing. They are going to try to see if you are useful, and how willing you are to be abused. If you try to abuse them, it will end poorly. Let me tell you a story: I've had a Google interviewer sit inches from my face and scream at me during what I later figured out was supposed to be a courtesy interview. Was it "fair" that someone raised their voice when I asked to pause and think about their question, and then I flubbed every other interview that day? Hint: No. I went to Tide House afterwards and joked with a friend I was happy to have made it out of the infamous "Google Gangbang", as folks used to term the multi interviewer sessions scheduled with folks who'd published at the conference I was at, with all my holes intact, since they were so notorious for having at least one interviewer behave in a manner that would get you maced, tazed, or shot if you interacted that way back home in Appalachia. So let me be clear: You will never get a job if instead of trying to plan for antisocial behavior in the interview, you yourself engage in it. Research the company, not the interviewer, and don't get cute... (Unless you want to make a show of calling them out as a spy and you're interviewing with the feds. Apparently having someone straight up tell your staff "I'll fill out an SF-86, I just wanna make sure that information only goes to the US government" can trigger an investigation that gets several people fired, but somehow damage your career despite being an incredible patriotic, though admittedly asshole-ish move.) |