I was referred by an external recruiter to apply for a senior product manager position. On the next day, I had a short 15-minute screening call with the HR representative, who informed me that there would be a total of three rounds: first with a senior product manager, then the head of product, followed by a stakeholder interview with engineering. The first round with the senior product manager was scheduled for the following day, and it was a good experience, with the interviewer genuinely wanting to understand my experience and test my product sense. The next interview was scheduled for the following Monday, but I got a message from the recruiter that morning that it had to be rescheduled to two days later. The interview with the head of product did not go well as I felt that the interviewer was distracted and unengaged with my responses (which made me more nervous). A few hours after the interview, I received an email from HR telling me that I passed and would proceed to the next round, which was to be a written case study that was to be submitted the following Monday. I was surprised, as that had not been communicated before. When I opened the case study, I saw two lines that looked hastily put together, as it switched between second-person and third-person pronouns, which I suspected was a direct copy-and-paste job from an internal message. As the case study was unexpected and I did not enjoy my second interview, I withdrew from the application the following day. After I sent the withdrawal email, the external recruiter texted me to say that the company told him that if it was the second interview I had problems with, they could arrange for me to report to the first interviewer directly and for me to meet other team members to understand their culture better. I was baffled by the message but stood by my original decision.