The messiest and most series of unnecessary interviews I've ever had in my career, with 8 to 10 rounds of interviews, lasting over 3 months. 1. Recruiter screening x2 2. HR interview x2 3. Senior recruiter interview x2 4. Client interview (engineering manager) waited 3 weeks before any feedback or communication, and when they got back, they were asking for more interviews because their shifting focus to another priority department: 5. Director of tech 6. HR manager interview 7. Client interview (another dept engineering manager) Then I got an offer with option to work as an independent incorporated contractor, or through a third party agency (Tundra Technical). I opted to go incorporated which we all agreed, but they wanted me to start in 4 days (counting the weekends), barely enough to give my current employer any notice. This was contrary to an established agreement that I needed 1 month to start (2 weeks for employer notice, and 2 weeks to relocate).