Phone interview with a team of four; a product owner, QA guy, another business analyst and another team member for a contract role. I was asked a series of technical and behavioral questions by each man (all male, I am a woman) for close to an hour. The questions were not difficult but the format was a little uncomfortable as it was difficult to understand who was asking and since it was only audio you could not see any reaction. Sometimes answers were followed by long silence and only the sound of typing. Most importantly, I went into the interview confidently. I was qualified for the job and was told that the hiring manager was really excited about me and my background. Further I interview very well generally. The interview started strong and despite my initial feelings about the format I felt I did well. I felt the process derailed towards the end. I felt a palpable discomfort between myself and the manager. I felt him withdraw sharply at any point when I became more assertive or asked questions beyond a basic level. At one point, when I asked one of my standard interview questions regarding evaluation of the position, the manager stiffened up to the point that he was unable to respond. Another team member sort of answered in his place with an answer differing to management discretion. Ultimately I was told it was a cultural incompatibility. My impression was that this particular manager was not comfortable with strong women. I was very disappointed with the results. However, I would not want to work on a team where questioning the evaluation process is to assertive for the manager to handle. I was ultimately