>>> interview [I had was] with some blonde girl in her twenties
That's a red flag!
That's a red flag!
My wife (blonde) frequently gets talked down to by people who make assumptions about her intelligence.
Unfortunately, I cannot edit my first comment.
I had encountered, from time to time, a certain category of recruiters who seemed to be hunting for brogrammers. The type looking for passionate ninja rockstar hackers to work for free beer, free food, and night life in an exciting high-energy startup. These recruiters just also happened to be young blonde women in low-cut tops who were rather overplaying their ditziness. They also preferred video conference to phone calls.
My assumption is this was all quite engineered to hit their mark.