I first had a telephone interview with a nice recruiter and was invited to a second call with multiple people. I had a weird feeling about the project I was interviewed for. Even after multiple questions, I couldn’t get any useful information about what I was actually supposed to build, how long the project would last, and what my task would be after the project. However, the developer gave some hints that ultimately led me to reject proceeding. I was asked if I would be “fine doing everything” and if I had worked “on startup projects before.” It became clear to me they didn’t need a UI Engineer with 20 years of experience; some frontend developer with Claude Code and the /design and /frontend skills would be sufficient, as the UI was supposed to be a prototype ready for sale. The chief innovation officer requested an ad-hoc session to code an app with Claude Code, which I finished without issues in 3 minutes. Some questions were quite invasive (what do you do all day when you are unemployed, what did you do this morning), and I was told, “All developers have to work with Linux.” But the final straw was when they told me I would have to travel to the Berlin offices for a coding challenge. What? If you hire for a remote position, do everything remotely. I’m not traveling 6 hours for some coding challenge. And the final joke was that I received a rejection letter 3 days after I had already dropped my application interest. It was like the joke: “You’re fired. You can’t fire me, I already quit.”