It was a phone interview and the interviewer sounded bored the entire time. He said he was looking for someone with an advanced science degree, but did not seemed to know what a research-based thesis was.

Got a phone screen within a day of applying with a partner. Call went south extremely fast. He was incredibly rude and made his disinterest speaking with me very clear. He questioned why I chose to pursue my current career path, belittled my educational achievements and work experience, and disregarded any of the answers I gave him. When he allowed me to ask questions, one of his replies was “I’m surprised I need to answer this for you when you can just google it.” - never gotten this type of response before for a simple but valid question. I would never want to work for a company with these type of person at the helm.