Renesas Software Engineer interview experience

The session itself was very easy, but the atmosphere went sideways quickly because of COVID-related behavior. I was wearing a mask, and when the employer walked in, they told me to stop being afraid and remove it. I felt uncomfortable from that moment and it really affected how I experienced the interview.

There was also a strong note about time off being mandatory for two weeks at Christmas with no option to work through it—you either used PTO or took unpaid time. Even though the technical part seemed light, the combination of the mask incident and the rigid schedule left me with a negative