I was contacted by a recruiter and after a call with them completed a design test. I was told my answers to the design test were very impressive and was flown to the offices in LA for a day long interview panel with multiple groups of people. The experience up to this point was very good, lots of prompt responses, friendly people at the offices, great getting a tour of the campus. They really make you want to be part of that. The week after the interview I get an email in the morning from the recruiter saying they had news and wanted to call me in the evening. The email included a happy smiley face that had me convinced I had the job. If I didn’t get the job why not tell me in the email, and why include a smiley face? I did not get the job. To make matters worse someone at Riot leaked to my boss at the time that I was entertaining other offers, and I was fired the next day. Riot setup a feedback session to let me know why I wasn’t hired, and the reasons given directly related to my atypical neurological condition. When I tried to explain the correlation, I was ignored. When I tried to bring this up with the recruiter later and how that related to Riots own hiring policy and California law, the recruiter stopped responding all together. All in all, taking an interview with Riot has negatively impacted my life and mental health and I would caution anyone who believes that they are changing for the better when it comes to diversity and better hiring practices.