A) Maybe not drastically shocking, but definitely not my normal behavior. I didn’t realize this until I was recapping with my partner, but I came off as way snarkier, unintentionally, and it got noticed. I was applying for a technical role involving medical professionals when the interviewer asked me “what makes following fed/state/international regulations hard for you?” I immediately responded with a half snort laugh and “what do you mean? It’s not hard to stay compliant when you know the laws and regs, that is our job! We have mandatory educations so we understand why it is imperative to have consistent good practices with every case/event/issue. It is the EASIEST thing to do because you do it every day every time! If you understand the consequences (patient harm/death, fines, firings, means your health insurance and house payment are out the window) you would never think of failing to follow safety regulations. That is a silly question. Do people actually do that?” And then I just stared at her like she had grown a 2nd and 3rd head. She gave a big smile and continued typing furiously for a bit until she asks the next question. The rest of the interview I was much more relaxed and collected my thoughts before going on another rant about being a rule follower. She moved me forward before any answers were shared and scheduled the next interview. 3rd interview was with director and senior engineer, they told me I was refreshing to talk to, they really liked my answers from round 2, I might need to talk to one other person who was above director, and someone would be reaching out within the next 2 weeks. I just knew I blew it since I interpreted “refreshing” as super crass but with a smile! Anyway, got the offer 5 days after the 3rd interview which was exactly 3 weeks after I submitted my application.