I felt like I was patient with this company as it is a startup however the hiring process was all over the map and that didn’t inspire confidence. I had serious doubts from the jump which I felt were never addressed or even at times shoved aside. Multiple times I would receive texts from them from different numbers which it made it difficult to track who was contacting me. I found this to be a red flag as their businesses model is based on spamming people via text which I find disconcerting. It seems short sided and obnoxious. Another red flag was that I would receive multiple phone calls late at night between the hours of 7 to 9 PM. Not something you want from a potential employer. If they don’t have boundaries with that when you are not even hired then what else are they willing to do? Another red flag was when they claimed that one of the ‘perks’ of working there was that you get to take a strengths test and do an hour-long interview with some guy who assess your strengths. After multiple follow-ups and direct in-person questioning about this they finally in a roundabout way said that I would have to foot the bill up-front for a job that I may or may not get. I just assumed when a company puts that as one there perks/reasons to work for them on their website it would be paid for by the employer/potential employer. I guess I can’t make that assumption again. Yet the weirdest part is when I had received an offer and went through negotiating the salary and benefits I asked if I could have time to consider my options. They said yes. In fact, I received an email from the head of recruiting/HR to take as much time needed or the standard two weeks to consider this decision. I have the email their words, not mine. So take a few weeks to weigh my options was communicated to me very clearly to me that was no problem at all. In fact, I would say that the wording and language made it seem very generous and understanding which made me feel better about the whole thing. More so than anything that had transpired before. The next day I received a phone call from a person who would be my potential direct supervisor telling me that they couldn’t wait for a response and that they needed to know right that moment. I wished I would have handled that better but I felt pressured so I told them that they should move forward without me. Right after I hung up I remembered the email that I had received the day before and was kicking myself for not remembering that in the moment. So I followed up with recruitment through an email explaining what happened. I thought at the very least if that bell couldn’t be un-rung that this person had the right to know that they had been undermined by someone going behind their back and going against what they said. Personally given the same situation I would want to know and I would be upset. Now there is no way for me to really know what happened but this is what it seems like happened. Or maybe a communication breaks down. No way to really know. When I received an email from recruitment they seemed more upset that I pointed this out than the fact that it happened. The email took on a very defensive tone which seemed very odd. I was surprised at the tone of our past communications were very friendly and upbeat. Maybe they were embarrassed I don’t know. All I know is that the whole experience was pretty lousy. At one time during an interview with the CEO, he basically tried to dress me down saying his son was doing this job but then had to leave on a Mormon mission. Then which he went on to question the salary and the point of the position. I thought I handled it pretty well considering the circumstances. Still, I was shocked. I don’t know if he could see it. Anyways, in short, I was given an offer with two weeks to consider and it was taken away the very next day. The End. Not what I would call a positive experience to let’s just say that.