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I've had bad interview experiences. I think most of us who've been working for awhile have. I have advice for those who are newish: Walk away if you're uncomfortable. If you're not feeling right in the interview I bet you won't feel right on the job, either. If you're being mistreated just walk away.

Bonus points for getting up while the interviewer is in mid-sentence and telling them it's not a fit.

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I was with you until the last sentence. The best way to respond to rudeness is clearly and politely, unless they're screaming, berating, or threatening you. If you make a habit of responding to rudeness by acting politely, you will impress everyone other than the perpetrator(s).

It is possible to stand up and tell the interviewer (while he's in mid-sentence) that it's not a fit, politely.

Maybe we have different ideas of what qualifies as polite, but standing up and interrupting someone mid-sentence seems rude to me.

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