Here's why you don't want this job.

Run like the wind! If that is the person you will be working with/for then it would be a miserable environment. If its just HR, push on.


Whose great idea was it to let the Debbie Downer be the interviewer? Seems like a bad idea.

There is a fair chance that she has already picked who she wants for the job and it doesn't sound like that person would be you!

Years ago, yes. Per the lady at the employment agency that arranged the interview, the interviewer wanted people to show how much they wanted the job by contradicting his negative responses with positive information about themselves. He also wanted people who would be assertive. I threw a wrench in his interview when he pulled the "I don't think you will be a good fit" out of his bag of obnoxiousness, I said "You are absolutely correct. Thank you for your time," and walked out. His jaw dropped and he was speechless. In my humble opinion, life is complicated enough without the games.

Yep. My first guess is that they are required to post an opening publicly, but they already have someone internally that they will hire for the position. Therefore, any interviews they have with outside people are just going through the motions. Happens in a lot of places.