This is a strange place. I received a call from t...

This is a strange place. I received a call from their recruiter Alissa Aronovici (no longer with the company according to her Linkedin) and she was a delight to work with. She was setting me up for technical/legal writing position with the local government in Richmond. Every now and then, she'd send an email and ask me to call in.

This is where the strange part occurred. I would get an Indian woman claiming to be Alissa on the phone. I assumed it was just another person in her office as she knew what and why I was calling in. I just let it go as someone just assuming Alissa's name to just streamline everything. Because in the end, it really didn't matter who was helping me.

But the catch was this was a very unprofessional woman. She spoke like I was bothering her at her home at 1AM in the morning. On top of that, she had a very thick Indian accent making her difficult to understand. Her interview "tips" included making sure I spoke clearly without using my accent. I don't have an accent. My last name (Nguyen) might indicate I'm not a white guy, but I grew up in Richmond, VA and you wouldn't guess what race I was over the phone. A bit on the ironic side considering I could barely understand her with her thick Indian accent.

After a few phone tags back and forth, I really didn't see any point in continuing with this company and my recruiter Alissa Aronovici obviously felt the same. If that Indian woman is still there and you get her on the phone or God forbid in person, as the villain in Taken said, "Good luck."