I just had a phone screen with a certain company other than the one I’m currently employed by.

I had submitted my resume when more than a tad bit tipsy, but had followed up when they replied to me. I’ve interviewed well before, but… this was a nightmare.

It was the single most depressing interview I’ve ever been through, and I’ve been through a few that involved, “Thank you for coming by” almost as soon as I walked through the door. I was asked about processing regular expressions, which I have no knowledge of. I was then asked about processing a massive amount of data. I think I came up with a sufficient answer in the end, but I did a terrible job explaining it. Of course, since it was over the phone I didn’t have a very pleasant time trying to explain my data structures… Forget the excuses, it just bit.

Oh well, their loss.