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It was one of the team members, not a manager or lead, so I would have been inclined to overlook it had it not been alongside 3 other "case interviews" that were tricky whiteboard coding/math problems in disguise. I think I spent a grand total of 20 minutes of my 8 hour day discussing my history and relevant experience.


I think dolson was making a joke that the interviewer was actually following this strategy in the hiring process.


I think I replied to the wrong person.




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