> just that they got tricked in this very artificial situation where you are in a dominant position and ask trick questions
DING DING DING!
About 30% of all interviews I've had in my career the person doing the technical interview was using it as a means to stroke their ego. I got the impression they don't get the power they want there and this was a brief reprieve where they are "the expert" and get to thumbs up or thumbs down in their kingly intellectual facade.
TBF, I personally cut them some slack because they may actually be right about a lot and not given the authority to do what they know is right.
Still, if we're subjected to AI resume filtering, then how about we replace the technical interview process with AI too and eliminate the BS ego trips?