I debated writing a review about this interview, but it was just so strange that I felt compelled to share my story and give other candidates a feel for what this company is all about. The interview started in the typical way. I signed in, was given a visitor’s pass, and led to a small office. My first impressions were not that great. I wasn’t offered any water or coffee and the hiring manager was dressed like she was going to a heavy metal concert. It was quite distracting! Her beginning questions were standard and she opened up the floor to me to see if I had any questions about the position or the organization, in general. This is where it got weird. When I asked what the company culture was like there, she responded with, “The owners are Jewish.” Huh?!? What does that have to do with anything? If you’re a hiring manager and you don’t know how to speak to the office environment or company mission, then you should not be interviewing job candidates. Her response would be totally offensive to a candidate who happened to be Jewish. After mentioning that working for a company with an open door policy was important to me, she stated that management’s doors are always open unless they are in a meeting. Like, literally open. “Open door policy” is a figure of speech widely used in Corporate America to facilitate open communication across all levels of an organization, but I’m not sure she was aware of the phrase. There were some follow-up questions regarding Microsoft Office and Salesforce, and then I was asked to come in another time to meet with higher-ups. I took a half day off work to come to this meeting and by coming back, I’d have to take another 1/2 day of PTO. I hope Hy-Ko considers doing panel interviews, so that folks don’t have to do that. By the time I walked out to the parking lot, I knew this was not the company for me.