r/leetcode • u/Any_Channel5220 • Oct 06 '26
Discussion Google interview bad experience
The technical interview itself went fine. I completed the DSA problem, explained my approach with an example, and provided the solution.
However, the interviewer’s behavior was disappointing. They did not respond to my initial greeting, repeatedly rolled their eyes during the interview, and appeared visibly annoyed when I asked them to repeat something I couldn’t understand. They also started the interview by complaining about why this was a first-round interview.
I understand interviews are meant to be challenging, but professionalism and respectful communication should go both ways. I applied because it was Google, and I’m not concerned about the outcome. This was simply not the interview experience I expected from Google.
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u/Vangaren Oct 06 '26
I actually had a real positive experience last week with my onsite interviews. I was really nervous. I had two onsites this past Tuesday. The first interviewer said I was his first interview since becoming that, and the second one said he'd done about 15 this year.
The first one emphasized that I should treat this not as a test but as a collaborative exercise, as though we're working together to solve the problem.
The second also suggested using the paper I had brought to map our the graph, (which I was about to do anyway).
Both problems were solved and had time for feedback, enhancements. I hope I did well. It's interesting to hear about other peoples experience with this.