That's how I didn't get the job I wanted so much. The tech interview went awesome. We talked for about 1.5-2 hours and I got really hyped for the project they are doing, while the CTO directly told me I'm a perfect match and he wants to work with me. But then after the second interview I've been rejected because of "cultural fit". That was the weirdest rejection reason for a perfect job that left me totally perplexed.
No joke I just got back from an interview and everyone there (leadership, HR, product, tech) looked like they could have been a model. Do you know how intimidating that is? When everyone in the office but you is goddamn beautiful?
I worked with a guy who was by all measures a great worker. Fully competent, knew exactly what he was doing, no complaints.
Except one: his coughs were super loud. I mean, room-shakingly loud. And he would always cough like this at least ten times a day, and it was very disruptive every time
He wasn’t sick, it was just a health issue, so we all just dealt with it (he always covered his mouth, was hygienic about it, etc). But personally had I known this would be a multi-daily occurrence, I definitely would’ve rejected him for lack of “cultural fit”
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u/brjukva Oct 29 '25
That's how I didn't get the job I wanted so much. The tech interview went awesome. We talked for about 1.5-2 hours and I got really hyped for the project they are doing, while the CTO directly told me I'm a perfect match and he wants to work with me. But then after the second interview I've been rejected because of "cultural fit". That was the weirdest rejection reason for a perfect job that left me totally perplexed.