It also wasn’t passive aggressive, or at least it wasn’t intended to be. I actually wanted to know if that was just a thing that was common in the company so I could plan accordingly.
If someone is a jerk to you, and then you’re a jerk to them… you’re still a jerk.
Pointing out something that was objectively douchy isn’t “wrong”. Yes I was a little snarky, and maybe I am a “jerk”, but considering that this person was happy to just waste my time like it was nothing I do think he was entitled to a little embarrassment.
This is exactly the kind of signal that would make me not want to hire someone.
Tit-for-tat? Spite? No thanks.
If I had shown up fifteen minutes late for the interview I wouldn’t have gotten an offer and the interviewer might have made a comment about it during the interview and people generally wouldn’t call them an asshole for it.
Regardless, you kind of proved what I was trying to say. Most people don’t actually want directness. The fact that when I was direct with someone you’re treating it like some mafioso retribution is telling.
Most hiring managers won't like this, as they don't want to be responsible for hiring someone volatile like this.
I think the only place you could get away with this is if you're interviewing with a C-Suite member who has nobody to answer to.