India, March 27 -- A routine hiring call turned unexpectedly tense for a startup CEO, who was left questioning professional etiquette after what he described as one of his strangest interview experiences.

In a Reddit post, the CEO described how a senior academic, a professor and dean, had applied for a leadership role at his startup, Zenark, through LinkedIn.

"Applied to my startup, then grilled me like I was the candidate," the caption of the post reads.

According to the post, early conversations over messages appeared positive, with the applicant showing genuine interest and strongly pitching himself as a suitable candidate.

Based on this, the CEO, Wajahat Sayeed, scheduled a call to take the discussion forward.

However, the tone s...