had a datetime, confirmed the day prior, to speak with Ian. He didnt send a hangout link even though I requested it the day prior to our time tp speak. I requested a hangout link right before the agreed time, didnt get it. He wrote that his schedule was messed up and needed to reschedule to 1 week later. I asked him to answer the following questions in the meantime:
    * Is this a full-time position, if not, what type of position is it?
    * What position(s)/team(s) am I being considered for?
    * What technologies/languages would I be using during the role?
    * What would my average day look like?
    * What is the vision for the company/role over the next year?
    * What will the technical/onsite interviews consist of and how long will it be?
    * What is the timeline for this role and what are the stages from the current to the offer?
    * How long will I get to decide on an offer?
    * Do you offer reimbursement for travel and food expenses during the onsite process? How will I be reimbursed?
    * What is the start date of the position?
    * Who is your competition?
    * What is the compensation range (broken down by category such as equity, salary, signon bonus, etc)?

Here was Ian's response: "If you don't think you can commit to a phone call before getting answers to these questions, then that is probably a sign that this is not a great fit for either of us. Let's just save us both the time and move on."
Very ironic Ian, especially since I wanted to do both the senior software engineering and data scientists roles due to my relevant background.
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