Didn’t even get to the interview stage, and the HR admin was already showing a rude attitude to applicants like me. I politely asked if there was any chance to switch my upcoming Monday interview to a virtual one for the first stage (since I had just returned to my hometown the night before, and it would have been an 11-hour journey back to Singapore just for a first-round interview). To my surprise, the HR admin simply replied with “Nope.” So rude and unprofessional. Still, I tried to remain polite and responded that I would pass on the opportunity and thanked him. Two hours later, he replied again saying that I should have stated I wanted an online interview when I first submitted my application, so they wouldn’t have “wasted time” assessing it. Whoa. Mind blown at such a lousy attitude. Honestly, I feel blessed I didn’t even get to the actual interview with them.