“Think of the happiest thing during the interview”... Nothing, really. Although I did want to present a balanced report.

The office on Zhongshan North Road isn’t very large, with around thirty people sitting there in total. The seating density is roughly two to three people per ping, practically shoulder to shoulder. However, apparently they will be moving to a new office soon.

I interviewed in a dim meeting room at 4 p.m. Before the scheduled interview end time of 6 p.m., someone was already waiting at the door with a laptop, wanting to use the room for a meeting. It gave me the feeling that I shouldn’t have come for the interview. Moreover, no one turned on the meeting room lights the entire time until I left.

The interviewer was extremely insistent on knowing my coding style and specifically asked to see the unit test code. Less than 24 hours after the interview ended, they impatiently emailed me to urge me to submit the code as soon as possible. I don’t know what the rush was. After I provided the other party with code samples, the company never contacted me again.

I suppose my abilities just weren’t good enough.