> I was interviewing at various places, and I got an interview with the Apple Watch team
Funnily enough, I also interviewed with the Apple Watch team around the same time and had a similar negative experience.
I was struggling with a problem on the whiteboard and paused to ask a question. Instead, one of the interviewers (it was a pair) turned to the other and said “I wish the Calendar complication on my watch would show when this meeting ends”
All the other interviewers that day were great, but it just takes a few bad apples… Even though it’s been years and I’ve had a nice tenure at FAANG, I’ll never consider joining Apple after that experience.
A candidate asking questions and trying to unblock himself is an extremely positive signal. It means they are capable of communicating and not start panicking when they hit a blocker.
Ouch! I once interviewed at a local company that used the same hardware and OS as my then employer. When I told the guy where I worked he started laughing. He apologized but he was sympathetic in a you poor bastard kind of way.
Funnily enough, I also interviewed with the Apple Watch team around the same time and had a similar negative experience.
I was struggling with a problem on the whiteboard and paused to ask a question. Instead, one of the interviewers (it was a pair) turned to the other and said “I wish the Calendar complication on my watch would show when this meeting ends”
All the other interviewers that day were great, but it just takes a few bad apples… Even though it’s been years and I’ve had a nice tenure at FAANG, I’ll never consider joining Apple after that experience.