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I interviewed with this guy a while back for one of his AVP positions, and I have to say it was probably the most awkward interview I've ever had. I had met others in the company, who were all very pleasant and very positive on the company and on me - meeting with him was essentially the final step. Well, he was about an hour late for our phone call, cutting our time very short, and immediately confrontational. As a sales professional I can generally carry a conversation with just about anyone, but this felt like the most forced and unnatural discussion I have ever had as an interviewing process. I've interviewed a lot of candidates in my career and a few times have just found a way to cut the interview short and let the candidate know it wasn't going to be a good fit rather than humor them and waste their/my entire 60 or 90 minutes; and putting the shoe on the other foot as the candidate myself I was so tempted just to cut him short and excuse myself from the interview. He came across as a total a-hole. The feedback on our talk was that he didn't think I was a fit... Uh, no shit! I have never been less disappointed. I could only imagine what actually working for him would have been like. The sad point though is that his skill (or lack thereof) and awkwardness at this level of leadership is surprisingly not alone. There are many more just like him at this level at companies small and large. I'm just glad for my sake that it I didn't make the cut. Now working for a competitor, his name comes up all the time - and never in a positive light.
Incredibly candid story. You hit the nail on the head! Believe me, you are the lucky one here, as we are forced to put up with his bull shit and pretend every day. He hires people who will pose no threat to him, like Ron Skalski. Proof that incompetence breeds incompetence.