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EDIT: Some of you think I had a problem with him not shaking my hand, which is not the case. Please refer to u/Puzzleheaded-Ebb-403 's comment if there is any confusion. Thanks, u/Puzzleheaded-Ebb-403 ! Appreciate it! I had a final interview today for a receptionist position. This place has run a successful business for 55 years, they had great perks, ok pay, not too far from my house, nice area, tons of days off for Jewish holidays (since the business is owned by a Jewish family), and the first two interviews were great. Both of those interviews were with women and both were a little kooky, but harmless - nothing that would seriously impact my decision. They were not Jewish women, just to note. Today, the final interview was held by a man, who I think is part of the family that owns the business since he was wearing a yamaka. Anyway, I walked in and offered a hand to him, and without looking at me, he said "I don't shake hands with women" and sat down. I was very taken back by this, because he didn't say it kindly, he didn't offer any explanation as to why, he just sat down. From the moment I was in the room with this man, he acted so unimpressed with my existence. He didn't smile at all, he asked me for a copy of my resume, asked a little about my current role and my last role, then turned to the lady I had my last interview with and started asking her "Did you tell her about _?", and "Is she okay with _?" and "Does she understand _?". Then he tries to tell me this would be much different from anything I've done before, which just wasn't true. I'd been a receptionist at a law office for 6 years, which I let him know. It started to feel like he was trying to talk me out of the job. When it came time to negotiate, he started by saying that my asking price was too high so we negotiated a bit, and I went lower than I really wanted in the end. He told me he'd send an offer letter on Monday, but he was not excited or congratulatory, he was just cold and serious. I did not feel good talking to him. I left there with such a WTF feeling. I really had every intention of taking this job... Until I met this guy, who would have been my direct supervisor. I immediately Googled "Jewish person won't shake hands" and learned about 'Shomer Negiah', the Jewish practice of abstaining from all physical contact with members of the opposite sex, outside of immediate family. I knew about this from the Netflix show Unorthodox, but I had never experienced it first-hand. All my Jewish friends are quite progressive, so this was new to me. I just really wish that that interviewer had said something like, "I don't shake hands for religious purposes, but it's nice to meet you", but even if he had, his whole attitude and demeanor basically read as "you are beneath me" - I felt like I was called to the principals office, no exaggeration. And the interview was roughly 7 minutes long! What a waste of time to go all the way out there to meet this cold lump. He ended sending the offer letter today, but I think I'm going to have to turn them down at this point. Just a wild experience.