Ridiculous, trivia-based questions on a phone screen. I'm a developer with over 15 years of front-end experience as a lead and contributor developing applications in use by millions of people. Ruled out because I didn't have enough pointless knowledge.

One of the worst interview experiences I’ve had was with this company. I applied for a role that clearly specified Angular in the job description. However, during the interview, the focus was heavily on in-depth cloud topics and Java, even though Java was only listed as a “nice to have.” I do have experience in Java, but surprisingly, Angular was barely covered—only one or two questions—along with just a couple of JavaScript questions. The interviewer also appeared to be using AI-generated questions and didn’t seem fully familiar with what she was asking. It even made me question whether she had actually reviewed the job description before the interview.