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Be mindful of fundamental attribution error.

For all you know their spouse died last week and they were having a terrible time.

They shouldn't have acted that way, but we should be wary about generalizing a person from a single mistake or a company from a single mistake.

You can always turn down a job offer if one is extended if the company rubbed you the wrong way, I can't see how you'd be better off terminating an interview rather than completing it. ... unless they started talking about something illegal or something like that.



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