I attended an interview at Eyepax last December. Initially, I had a very positive impression of the company and smoothly progressed through several interview rounds. However, the final interview left me with a discouraging experience with senior management. Specially with The Co-Founder. They joined the session late, and while I was introducing myself and sharing my career journey—having worked with several leading companies (Company A, B, and C)—the co-founder interrupted me and asked that I speak only about my most recent company (Company C). I understood and adapted my response, even though my role there was relatively limited in Company C compared to my earlier experience with other companies. Later in the discussion, he asked me a question related to Data analytics. I explained that I had handled such responsibilities at Company A and B, but he interrupted again, insisting that he only wanted to hear about Company C. I tried to clarify that I had never done Data analytics at Company C, only at my earlier companies, but I was cut off twice in the middle. Saying He just do not need to hear about other companies, this made it difficult to present my background properly. The approach felt dismissive, as if my previous contributions held no value. Despite having over 10 years of experience across reputed organizations, I felt that my career journey was not genuinely acknowledged. He was showing off by saying he is a co-founder, but he never listens to others — that’s how he behaves. However, throughout my career, I have worked with senior leaders from some of Sri Lanka’s top-rated companies, and I have always experienced professional and respectful conversations with them — but not with Eyepax senior management. At one point, I simply gave up during the interview because I felt that I was not being valued. This also made me realize that if such treatment happens in an interview, it could very well happen at employment too. Because of that discouragement, my answers became shorter, and sometimes I even said, “I don’t know,” as I had lost the motivation to continue.