disrespect in recent interviews
I feel like I am being constantly disrespected at interviews. I am in analog integrated circuit design. The focused on analog ICs during my master’s, but my last 3 years of work have not been with CMOS.
This is an email I sent back to a hiring manager after an interview recently. For more context they had a condescending tone throughout the whole interview.
Another interview the most senior engineer kept focusing on how my circuit conditions for a school project were wrong. I was confused because these were given by the school. Eventually I came up with an answer he liked after a lot of me not understanding. I looked it up after later and he was wrong. The conditions were correct and he did not understand what common mode voltage is. That is okay he did not. I am upset though because it reflects badly on me and he told the hiring manager I am more lacking in technical knowledge than I am. Now my compensation being offered is significantly lower.
I am super aware I could be stupid. I think I am just upset that my degree is being doubted after I make an embarrassing mistake. It seems like even if I prove I understand something, people don’t believe I do understand it.
A comment I added with some additional thoughts:
https://www.reddit.com/r/womenEngineers/s/7oAULM7zvW
TLDR: Didn’t know a fundamental concept and got asked if I even studied electrical engineering even though they know well I did. Then they continued to be condescending and went on their phone while I was talking to them.
Another place had an engineer that actually misunderstood something but he did not realize that so he reported to the hiring manager I am lacking technical knowledge.
In the past, been laughed at in interviews and been told “all the other guys who work here were able to do that” when I couldn’t perform well. Also been told I am wrong when I answer something when I am right.