I had a really disappointing experience with Gophers Lab, and I feel it’s important to share this so others are aware.
First, it took them 15 days just to schedule an interview, which already felt like a lack of seriousness. When the interview finally happened, it was supposed to be 1 hour long, but the interviewer, Jitendra, ended the call in just 15 minutes. He gave me a very basic question, and as soon as I opened Go Playground and created two simple structs, he suddenly said, "Okay, this is from my side," and ended the interview.
He barely gave me 2 minutes to work on the question — how is that fair? How can a company evaluate someone in just 2 minutes, especially when the scheduled slot is 1 hour? It felt extremely rushed and unprofessional.
After the interview, I tried following up with HR. She ignored my calls at first, and only responded after several tries, saying "the interviewer hasn't given feedback yet" — and this was even a week after the interview. Seriously?
This kind of behavior shows a clear lack of respect for candidates’ time and effort. If you're not serious about hiring, please don’t waste people's time. And Gophers Lab — please look into this, especially the behavior of your interviewer Jitendra.
Also, I honestly don’t understand how this company has a 4.9 rating on Glassdoor. My experience was nothing close to that.