Without exception, the most condescending, unprofessional in-person interview I've ever been a part of. The high-level executive - who, mind you, has never had an assistant before, but is purportedly in need of one - denigrated my experience from the jump. The arrogance was more than a little amusing, because I was interviewing for a job without a job description, or a desk. But, you know, details will work themselves out in time!
That's usually a red flag, especially for a company that's been in business for a few decades, but I'd be committed to building out that description with the right company. Brainstorming aloud my potential responsibilities, the exec mentioned that they forgot to tie their shoes, and I could provide helpful reminders like these. This was the level of our conversation. You might think I'm just making this up because this review is anonymous, but I am not. At times during my conversation with the exec I wished to forget my name, my vitals, the cosmos itself.
I got the impression that I simply should have been grateful to even be in the room with them, which is a great, mature quality for an exec to give off to a potential assistant.
Other reviews here from employees have suggested a culture of fear, and unprofessionalism: I felt those things acutely, and I was only interviewing. I was genuinely happy to be done with this interview. I felt I had passed a test on some deeper, significant level, and I left the office in a state of relief.
