You're right. I had already got bad vibes from the interview by this point and started acting up a bit.
I was initially really interested in the company and made it clear early on that I really liked what they were doing and how I thought I could add value, but they started shooting me down assuring me the role I was applying for wasn't that interesting and that I'd mostly be a code monkey (obviously not in those exact words).
By the time they started asking about my agile experience and what I thought of scum I figured I didn't have much to lose being honest with them. It would have been in neither of our interest for me to pretend I might have been a good fit.
But yeah, generally I'll try to be mostly positive while finding something minor to be constructively critical about. I think that tends to strike the right balance between showing you can think for yourself without coming across as the type of person who will cause problems. Sounds like you've noticed the same thing.
I was initially really interested in the company and made it clear early on that I really liked what they were doing and how I thought I could add value, but they started shooting me down assuring me the role I was applying for wasn't that interesting and that I'd mostly be a code monkey (obviously not in those exact words).
By the time they started asking about my agile experience and what I thought of scum I figured I didn't have much to lose being honest with them. It would have been in neither of our interest for me to pretend I might have been a good fit.
But yeah, generally I'll try to be mostly positive while finding something minor to be constructively critical about. I think that tends to strike the right balance between showing you can think for yourself without coming across as the type of person who will cause problems. Sounds like you've noticed the same thing.