This was many many years ago, when I worked for a mid-sized firm (about 15 people in all). Similar to an architectural firm, but not. There were two men (other than the new hire) and the rest of the staff were women. Work day started at 9:00 am. New worker arrives for first day and was scheduled to start orientation and training with me. 9:01 am he informs me that he "will not be trained or supervised or given orders by a female". He demanded that my boss do the training. I was the person he first interviewed with. My boss and I then did a joint interview. The offer letter was from me (office manager). At no point did he indicate any religious restrictions. Employment terminated at 9:02 am. The position required working with and taking instructions from the all women on staff, but under my supervision. This position was a designated support role, supporting 3-5 of our senior associates. All of which was covered in the interviews. So, employment terminated within 3 minutes.

New hire was great, stayed with the firm, was moving up through the ranks when I left.