# Interview Horror Stories (And What You Can Learn From Them)

DevFeed: [Interview Horror Stories (And What You Can Learn From Them)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/interview-horror-stories-and-what-you-can-learn-from-them-32373.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://brianjenney.substack.com/p/interview-horror-stories-and-what>)

Author: Brian Jenney

Published: 2026-01-09T16:02:05Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brian Jenney](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brian-jenney.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [Data structures](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-structures.md>)

Tags: [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [interview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interview.md>), [job-hunt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job-hunt.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>)

## AI overview

A developer recounts three interview horror stories, including an unprepared Google interview and a poor culture-fit experience, and draws lessons about understanding the interview format, preparing adequately, and recognizing bias and knowledge gaps.

## Source excerpt

If you've been through the job hunt as a developer, you probably have at least one horrific interview experience. The kind that makes you reconsider your entire career, your life choices, and whether or not you should just quit and become a goat herder.