First interview with the President and one of the partners, second interview with a managing partner (tagged to be the future President) and the accountant. The first interview was a nice long chat reviewing my experience, the role, and their hopes for the company's future. Having the HR and operations experience they were looking for and a history of building a healthy company culture during periods of rapid growth, I left with a great feeling about the position and company. The second interview felt like being hazed to join a frat in college, or some kind of Twilight Zone bait & switch. I couldn't tell if the the good cop/bad cop routine was intentional, but the accountant barked questions at me like a drill sergeant, attempted to put me on the spot with sudden blasts of anger and sarcasm (making her appear unhinged), and weasled out of answering most my questions. I took no issue with the content of her questions, but her tone and combative attitude was nothing short of abusive; I felt she was intentionally trying to humiliate me, and considering this was our first meeting, I was taken aback to say the least. The managing partner was a nice enough guy, but seemed unfazed by the accountant's tone and didn't have a clue who I was or why I was asked to interview - I seemed to know more about their company than they knew about me (odd, when interviewing at that stage for a key position). Frankly, I was shocked by the entire exchange. As a hiring manager and recruiter of many years, I would NEVER treat a candidate this way!