The owner of this company called me on the phone after receiving my resume. No appointment, no time to plan. He began asking me all these questions about why I want to work for their company. I had to ask, "who is this?" Did not have time to do due diligence before the phone interview. After this, he asked me to send writing samples. I sent my portfolio. He responded with "no writing samples." There are writing sample links in the portfolio. After this I got an email inviting me to come to the office and interview. I drove to the office 20 minutes outside of Denver. It is a dingy sad spot in an industrial park. I was greeted by the editor. We shook hands, still weird as pandemic isn't over but I'm vaccinated so I rolled with it. The office was brown, sad, with zero people at desks. I never actually got to meet the CEO. Based on the other reviews here on Glassdoor, it's probably better that I didn't. Because testing my understanding of grammar and ability to write is a prerequisite to continue the interview, I passed. As I told the editor, my master's degree in language and literature from a very prestigious college and my thirty years of experience writing B2B materials should have been credential enough.  When I applied for the job, I imagined that I'd be able to work remotely, travel in my Class B writing awesome content from the road. As someone deeply entrenched in #vanlife culture, I anticipated this would be a job opportunity that would support this and celebrate the lifestyle. When I looked up and reviewed the job description again this morning before the interview, I was surprised that they require 5 days a week in-office hours. It might have worked, but their office was incredibly depressing. Not sure how one runs an RV publication where no one actually lives the RV lifestyle. The thought of sitting in that brown room for eighty hours a day seemed crazy to me. Very uninspired. This is all a matter of control. There is no way one could cultivate writing and churn content in a dark room like that.   Another concern I had, there are zero women in management at their business. In my phone interview, the CEO asked me what I wanted to be paid. Typically, I do not negotiate with myself, and Id not name my desired salary in that call. They did not list the pay range is for this job on Zip Recruiter. In Colorado, businesses are required to give this information. I assume that the company does this so that women underbid themselves to ensure that they don't have to pay them as much. This, like the rest of their operations, is a pretty standard old-school tactic to maintain the pay gap.  Upon arrival, the editor handed me a paper test to evaluate my writing and grammar. I refused. Absolutely not. My response to my not wanting to be tested confirmed what working for this organization would be like. Control, control, stupid tasks that you don't get paid for, etc... It's evident that this company is all about old-school micromanagement, boys club, soul-sucking, nowhere to grow, and zero opportunities to take on a leadership position. What would I be the leader of anyway? An empty office in purgatory? I don't think I could take the editor seriously, as he has under 500 connections on LinkedIn, as compared to my 3000+. How can someone with 25 years of editorial and news experience have such a tiny network? This was also very concerning. In his 25 years of doing business, people don't want to be connected to him? Major red flag. Their website is awful. They do not have a social media presence. There's nothing in their touchpoints that defines RV News as progressive or forward-thinking, despite what the CEO conveyed to me on the phone when we spoke. If this is how they present their company on the outside, this is how you'll treat employees internally. Examples? The "no telecommuting" policy and mandatory testing.   RV News is antiquated, old school, with no social media presence, and a truly depressing office where they expect workers to sit for 40+ hours a week.  Before posting another job opportunity, I strongly recommend this company thinks about retooling its entire business model. Without question, I dodged a bullet when I walked out of there. Hey Chris, guess I gave you that writing sample after all? Did I pass? (rhetorical question)