After being told to appear for an interview with a specific department head, I arrived to learn that she would be unavailable and that I would be meeting instead with three other people. During the interview, I was told that the majority of the department was staffed by women and was asked whether this would constitute a problem for me. I was respectful, cordial, professional (and certainly possessed experience and skills that matched the job description). Although the discussion certainly proceeded and ended pleasantly enough, I left the interview feeling that I had been played by people who had impressed me only by the uniformity of their smug arrogance.