I was submitted by a recruiting agency for a copyeditor position in Merkle's King of Prussia office. Despite being told the need to fill the role in the editing department was urgent, the interview process (two phone screens, a lengthy proofreading test, and an in-person meeting with people I'd be working with) seemed very protracted. Though I wasn't subjected to Merkle's infamous panel interview and presentation, the interview with the potential colleagues was nervewracking. I will say that the people I interviewed with were, to a man, very candid about the amount of work in the position and that the hours are long.

For both virtual interviews the interviewers arrived late. It made me feel like they didn’t value my time and I wasn’t excited to learn more about the position. In my second interview, both interviewers spent time complaining about Microsoft teams and the process for approving copy. I didn’t receive a third interview, which was fine with me because I didn’t feel like this company was right for me.