I applied for a slightly higher position, a principal software engineer position. First I got a phone call from a recruiter telling me about the position and some specifics from the hiring manager --- he is a C++ lover just like me. So I coded the offline tests in C++ and submitted the codes quickly with satisfaction. I immediately got an email for scheduling an phone discussion with the hiring manager. I replied quickly for the phone conversation Then when I looked at the email chain, I found the position level was decreased by a level without my acknowledgement --- I am not a person who would be obsessed with the titles but by just doing that without even mentioning it to me ? -- I called the recruiter quickly to clarify. She talked with me about this for an hour , without knowing me before any actual technical discussions, she asked me about my current level and compensation, blah blah blah then tells me she thinks the lower level position is more suitable for me since the higher one is mostly already being taken. I bought that and waited for my discussion with the hiring manager. He made me wait for 20 minutes then immediately jumps to the interview question when he finally called me according to the schedule. he didn't apologize other than complaining about the recruiter not getting the schedule right. He didn't lay out the problems clearly at all but expects I gave the correct answer right away. I feel my time and and my status as a candidate was not respected at all. Hey, you are interviewing me, but I am also interviewing you and your company ----- Anyway, the conversation didn't go to the right direction and I got an rejection email after a day which was expected from the phone meeting ordeal. At this point I am glad it didn't go through --- Otherwise my work there could be a nightmare, if my time, skills and effort will not be respected by my future manager and the company.